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The badge of honesty is simplicity.

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We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.
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Complete Ourselves Realization
All power appears only in transition. Permanent power is stuff.
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Appearance Power Transition
To get to know a truth properly, one must polemicize it.
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Oneself Properly Truth
Many books are longer than they seem. They have indeed no end. The boredom that they cause is truly absolute and infinite.
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Book End Infinite Reason
Mathematics is the Life of the Gods.
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God Life Mathematics
Our bodies are molded rivers.
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Body Ourselves River
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
Humanity is the higher meaning of our planet, the nerve that connects this part of it with the upper world, the eye it raises to heaven.
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Heaven Humanity Meaning Ourselves Planet World
Only the most perfect human being can design the most perfect philosophy.
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Design Human Perfection Philosophy
Every disease is a musical problem; every cure is a musical solution.
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Children Cure Music Solution
A character is a completely fashioned will.
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Character Complete Fashion Willing
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
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Healing Poetry Reason Wound
Fate and temperament are the names of a concept.
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Concept Fate Name Temperature
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
The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.
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Artist Deep Perspective Work
Humanity is a comic role.
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Cosmos Humanity Role

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