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One can not understand language because language cannot understand itself; does not want to understand.
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Language Oneself Understand
A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer.
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Hero Mindset Oneself Stay Time
Only the most perfect human being can design the most perfect philosophy.
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Design Human Perfection Philosophy
Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.
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Artist Life Meaning
Hypotheses are nets: only he who casts will catch.
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Catch Himself Trap
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
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
Where are we really going? Always home.
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Deep Home Spiritual Travel
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
Fate and temperament are the names of a concept.
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Concept Fate Name Temperature
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
Life must not be a novel that is given to us, but one that is made by us.
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Book Creation Life Novel Oneself
Mathematics is the Life of the Gods.
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God Life Mathematics
You are alone with everything you love.
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Alone Love 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
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

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