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Love is the final end of the world’s history, the Amen of the universe.

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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 history of every individual man should be a Bible.
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History Man Religious
A character is a completely fashioned will.
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Character Complete Fashion Willing
The individual soul should seek for an intimate union with the soul of the universe.
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Intimate Seek Soul Universe
When you understand how to love one thing, then you also understand how to love everything.
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Love Understand Yourself
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
Mathematics is the Life of the Gods.
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God Life Mathematics
Life is the beginning of death. Life is for the sake of death. Death is at once the end and the beginning—at once separation and closer union of the self. Through death the reduction is complete.
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Beginning Close Complete Death Life Reduction Unity
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
Character is perfectly educated will.
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Character Education Perfection Willing
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
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
Building worlds is not enough for the deeper urging mind; but a loving heart sates the striving spirit.
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Build Enough Heart Mindset Spirit Strive
To philosophize means to make vivid.
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Creation Philosophy
In cheerful souls there is no wit. Wit shows a disturbance of the equipoise.
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Disturb Intelligence Smart Soul
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

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