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Friends, the soil is poor, we must sow seeds in plenty for us to garner even modest harvests.

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In cheerful souls there is no wit. Wit shows a disturbance of the equipoise.
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Disturb Intelligence Smart Soul
Nature is a petrified magic city.
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City Magic Nature One Liner Perspective
The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.
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Artist Deep Perspective Work
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
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
We are near awakening when we dream that we dream.
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Awakening Deep Dreams
The Bible begins gloriously with Paradise, the symbol of youth, and ends with the everlasting kingdom, with the holy city. The history of every man should be a Bible.
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Beginning Glorious History Man Paradise Religious
A character is a completely fashioned will.
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Character Complete Fashion Willing
All power appears only in transition. Permanent power is stuff.
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Appearance Power Transition
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
Everything at a distance turns into poetry; distant mountains, distant people, distant events; all become Romantic.
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Distance People Poetry Romantic
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
You are alone with everything you love.
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Alone Love Yourself
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
Where children are, there is the golden age.
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Age Children Gold
Knowledge is only one half. Faith is the other.
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Faith Knowledge Whole

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