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The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.

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Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.
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Enjoyment Learning Pleasure
Nature is a petrified magic city.
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City Magic Nature One Liner Perspective
A complete need should not exist love, life in common with loved ones?
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Common Existence Life Love Need Oneself
The artist stands on the human being as a statue does on a pedestal.
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Artist Human Stand Statue
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
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
Genius in general is poetic. Where genius has been active it has been poetically active. The truly moral person is a poet.
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Active Genius Moral Person Poet Poetry True
Man is lyrical, woman epic, marriage dramatic.
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Drama Lyrics Man Marriage Woman
The ideal of morality has no more dangerous rival than the ideal of highest strength, of most powerful life. It is the maximum of the savage.
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Dangerous Ideal Moral Powerful Savage Strength
Hypotheses are nets: only he who casts will catch.
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Catch Himself Trap
The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.
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Artist Deep Perspective Work
Only the most perfect human being can design the most perfect philosophy.
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Design Human Perfection Philosophy
Not only England, but every Englishman is an island.
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Man Thinking Universe
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
Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.
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Desire Home Philosophy Sick

The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.

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