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The true Poet is all-knowing; he is an actual world in miniature.

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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
A character is a completely fashioned will.
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Character Complete Fashion Willing
Our bodies are molded rivers.
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Body Ourselves River
Man is a sun and his senses are the planets.
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Himself Man Planet Sun
A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer.
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Hero Mindset Oneself Stay Time
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
The true Poet is all-knowing; he is an actual world in miniature.
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Himself Poet True World
Everywhere we seek the Absolute, and always we find only things.
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Finding Material Search
The poem of the understanding is philosophy.
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Philosophy Poem Understand
The individual soul should seek for an intimate union with the soul of the universe.
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Intimate Seek Soul Universe
Only the most perfect human being can design the most perfect philosophy.
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Design Human Perfection Philosophy
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
A complete need should not exist love, life in common with loved ones?
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Common Existence Life Love Need Oneself
Knowledge is only one half. Faith is the other.
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Faith Knowledge Whole
Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.
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Desire Home Philosophy Sick
Every disease is a musical problem; every cure is a musical solution.
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Children Cure Music Solution
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
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
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
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Healing Poetry Reason Wound
Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.
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Enjoyment Learning Pleasure
Character is a wish for a perfect education.
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Character Desire Education One Liner Perfection
What delights, what pleasures does your life offer you that outweigh the raptures of death?
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Death Life Offering Pleasure Weight Yourself
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
The artist stands on the human being as a statue does on a pedestal.
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Artist Human Stand Statue
All the events of our life are materials of which we can make what we will.
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Desire Event Life Material Power Willing
Fate and temperament are the names of a concept.
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Concept Fate Name Temperature
Many things are too delicate to be thought; many more, to be spoken.
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Delicate Talk Thinking

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