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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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A complete need should not exist love, life in common with loved ones?
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Common Existence Life Love Need Oneself
You are alone with everything you love.
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Alone Love Yourself
We are more closely connected to the invisible than to the visible.
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Close Connection Path Visible
We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.
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Complete Ourselves Realization
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
In cheerful souls there is no wit. Wit shows a disturbance of the equipoise.
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Disturb Intelligence Smart Soul
Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.
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Artist Life Meaning
Accident is simply unforeseen order.
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Action Order Perspective Simplicity
Only the most perfect human being can design the most perfect philosophy.
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Design Human Perfection Philosophy
We are on a mission: we are called to the cultivation of the earth .
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Cultivation Earth Mission
Philosophy bears witness to the deepest love of reflection, to absolute delight in wisdom.
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Deep Delight Love Philosophy Reflection Wisdom
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
Philosophy is really nostalgia, the desire to be at home.
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Deep Desire Feeling Home Nostalgia Philosophy
The history of every individual man should be a Bible.
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History Man Religious
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
The true Poet is all-knowing; he is an actual world in miniature.
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Himself Poet True World

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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