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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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Many things are too delicate to be thought; many more, to be spoken.
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Delicate Talk Thinking
A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer.
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Hero Mindset Oneself Stay Time
Every disease is a musical problem; every cure is a musical solution.
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Children Cure Music Solution
The history of every individual man should be a Bible.
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History Man Religious
Man is a sun and his senses are the planets.
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Himself Man Planet Sun
Christianity is the root of all democracy, the highest fact in the rights of men.
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Democracy Fact Man Right Root
Knowledge is only one half. Faith is the other.
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Faith Knowledge Whole
A character is a completely fashioned will.
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Character Complete Fashion Willing
We are near waking when we dream we are dreaming.
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Dreams Wake Up
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 touch heaven when we lay our hand on a human body!
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Body Hands Heaven Human Lie Touch
Character and fate are two words for the same thing.
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Character Fate Word
Friends, the soil is poor, we must sow seeds in plenty for us to garner even modest harvests.
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Friendship Harvest Modest Poor Result
Only as far as a man is happily married to himself is he fit for married life and family life in general.
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General Happiness Life Man Marriage
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
Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.
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Enjoyment Learning Pleasure

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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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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