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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
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
Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.
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Desire Home Philosophy Sick
In cheerful souls there is no wit. Wit shows a disturbance of the equipoise.
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Disturb Intelligence Smart Soul
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
A God-intoxicated man.
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God Intoxication Man One Liner
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 individual soul should seek for an intimate union with the soul of the universe.
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Intimate Seek Soul Universe
A complete need should not exist love, life in common with loved ones?
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Common Existence Life Love Need Oneself
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 brains -the thinking organs- are the world producers -nature’s genitals.
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Brain Organ Production Thinking
Everything at a distance turns into poetry; distant mountains, distant people, distant events; all become Romantic.
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Distance People Poetry Romantic
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
Play is experimenting with chance.
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Chance Experiment One Liner Play
When you understand how to love one thing, then you also understand how to love everything.
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Love Understand Yourself
Accident is simply unforeseen order.
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Action Order Perspective Simplicity

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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