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Love is the final end of the world’s history, the Amen of the universe.
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End History Love Universe World
The history of every individual man should be a Bible.
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History Man Religious
Man is lyrical, woman epic, marriage dramatic.
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Drama Lyrics Man Marriage Woman
We are on a mission: we are called to the cultivation of the earth .
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Cultivation Earth Mission
To philosophize means to make vivid.
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Creation Philosophy
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
Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.
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Desire Home Philosophy Sick
The world must be romanticized. In this way the ordinary meaning may be found again.
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Finding Meaning Ordinary Way World
The artist stands on the human being as a statue does on a pedestal.
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Artist Human Stand Statue
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
We are more closely connected to the invisible than to the visible.
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Close Connection Path Visible
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
Every disease is a musical problem. Its cure a musical solution. The more rapid and complete the solution, the greater the musical talent of the doctor.
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Complete Doctor Music Problem Solution Talent
We are near waking when we dream we are dreaming.
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Dreams Wake Up
Nothing is more indispensable to true religiosity than a mediator that links us with divinity.
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Divine Link Mediation Religious True
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

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