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Life must not be a novel that is given to us, but one that is made by us.
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Book Creation Life Novel Oneself
There is but one temple in the universe, and that is the body of man.
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Body Man Perspective Temple Universe
The poem of the understanding is philosophy.
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Philosophy Poem Understand
We are near awakening when we dream that we dream.
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Awakening Deep Dreams
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
In a work of art, chaos must shimmer through the veil of order.
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Art Chaos Discipline Order Work
The true Poet is all-knowing; he is an actual world in miniature.
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Himself Poet True World
Character and fate are two words for the same thing.
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Character Fate Word
Every disease is a musical problem; every cure is a musical solution.
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Children Cure Music Solution
Perceptibility is a kind of attentiveness.
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Attention Kind
Only the most perfect human being can design the most perfect philosophy.
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Design Human Perfection Philosophy
Man has his being in truth–if he sacrifices truth he sacrifices himself. Whoever betrays truth betrays himself. It is not a question of lying–but of acting against one’s conviction.
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Betrayal Lying Man Oneself Question Sacrifice Truth
Mathematics is the Life of the Gods.
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God Life Mathematics
To know a truth well, one must have fought it out.
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Fight Oneself Truth
A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer.
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Hero Mindset Oneself Stay Time
Nothing is more indispensable to true religiosity than a mediator that links us with divinity.
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Divine Link Mediation Religious True
Love is the final end of the world’s history, the Amen of the universe.
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End History Love Universe World
It is certain my belief gains quite infinitely the very moment I can convince another mind thereof.
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Belief Mindset Moments Myself Quite
We are near waking when we dream we are dreaming.
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Dreams Wake Up
Friends, the soil is poor, we must sow seeds in plenty for us to garner even modest harvests.
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Friendship Harvest Modest Poor Result
Accident is simply unforeseen order.
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Action Order Perspective Simplicity
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
A God-intoxicated man.
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God Intoxication Man One Liner
Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.
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Enjoyment Learning Pleasure
Our bodies are molded rivers.
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Body Ourselves River
To get to know a truth properly, one must polemicize it.
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Oneself Properly Truth
Humanity is a comic role.
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Cosmos Humanity Role

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