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Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.
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Desire Home Philosophy Sick
The ideal of morality has no more dangerous rival than the ideal of highest strength, of most powerful life. It is the maximum of the savage.
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Dangerous Ideal Moral Powerful Savage Strength
There is but one temple in the universe, and that is the body of man.
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Body Man Perspective Temple Universe
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
The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.
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Artist Deep Perspective Work
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
Hypotheses are nets: only he who casts will catch.
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Catch Himself Trap
We touch heaven when we lay our hand on a human body!
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Body Hands Heaven Human Lie Touch
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
Perceptibility is a kind of attentiveness.
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Attention Kind
The badge of honesty is simplicity.
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Honesty One Liner Simplicity
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
In cheerful souls there is no wit. Wit shows a disturbance of the equipoise.
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Disturb Intelligence Smart Soul
Philosophy bears witness to the deepest love of reflection, to absolute delight in wisdom.
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Deep Delight Love Philosophy Reflection Wisdom
The true Poet is all-knowing; he is an actual world in miniature.
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Himself Poet True World

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