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The poem of the understanding is philosophy.
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Philosophy Poem Understand
The mysterious path goes inward. It is in us, and not anywhere else, where the eternity of the worlds, the past and the future are found.
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Finding Forever Future Mystery Path World
The best thing about the sciences is their philosophical ingredient, like life for an organic body. If one dephilosophizes the sciences, what remains left? Earth, air, and water.
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Body Earth Organic Philosophy Science Water
The true Poet is all-knowing; he is an actual world in miniature.
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Himself Poet True World
Only the most perfect human being can design the most perfect philosophy.
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Design Human Perfection Philosophy
Nothing is more indispensable to true religiosity than a mediator that links us with divinity.
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Divine Link Mediation Religious True
One should, when overwhelmed by the shadow of a giant, move aside and see if the colossal shadow isn’t merely that of a pygmy blocking out the sun.
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Block Feeling Oneself Shadow Sun
Where children are, there is the golden age.
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Age Children Gold
What delights, what pleasures does your life offer you that outweigh the raptures of death?
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Death Life Offering Pleasure Weight Yourself
Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.
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Desire Home Philosophy Sick
Nature is an aeolian harp, a musical instrument whose tones are the re-echo of higher strings within us.
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Instrument Musician Nature Ourselves
Philosophy bears witness to the deepest love of reflection, to absolute delight in wisdom.
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Deep Delight Love Philosophy Reflection Wisdom
Only as far as a man is happily married to himself is he fit for married life and family life in general.
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General Happiness Life Man Marriage
Christianity is the root of all democracy, the highest fact in the rights of men.
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Democracy Fact Man Right Root
I often feel, and ever more deeply I realize, that fate and character are the same conception.
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Character Fate Feeling Myself Realization
To get to know a truth properly, one must polemicize it.
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Oneself Properly Truth

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