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Every stage of education begins with childhood. That is why the most educated person on earth so much resembles a child.
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Appearance Beginning Childhood Earth Education Person Stage
The seat of the soul is where the inner world and the outer world meet. Where they overlap, it is in every point of the overlap.
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Philosophy Point Soul World
Philosophy can bake no bread; but she can procure for us God, Freedom, Immortality. Which, then, is more practical, Philosophy or Economy?
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Freedom God Immortal Philosophy Practical
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 highest purpose of intellectual cultivation is to give a man a perfect knowledge and mastery of his own inner self.
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Cultivation Himself Intellectual Master Purpose
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
We touch heaven when we lay our hand on a human body!
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Body Hands Heaven Human Lie Touch
A complete need should not exist love, life in common with loved ones?
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Common Existence Life Love Need Oneself
Hypotheses are nets: only he who casts will catch.
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Catch Himself Trap
Everything at a distance turns into poetry; distant mountains, distant people, distant events; all become Romantic.
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Distance People Poetry Romantic
All power appears only in transition. Permanent power is stuff.
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Appearance Power Transition
Character is a wish for a perfect education.
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Character Desire Education One Liner Perfection
The brains -the thinking organs- are the world producers -nature’s genitals.
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Brain Organ Production Thinking
We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.
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Complete Ourselves Realization
To philosophize means to make vivid.
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Creation Philosophy
The artist stands on the human being as a statue does on a pedestal.
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Artist Human Stand Statue

The artist stands on the human being as a statue does on a pedestal.

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