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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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A complete need should not exist love, life in common with loved ones?
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Common Existence Life Love Need Oneself
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
One can not understand language because language cannot understand itself; does not want to understand.
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Language Oneself Understand
Christianity is the root of all democracy, the highest fact in the rights of men.
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Democracy Fact Man Right Root
Mathematics is the Life of the Gods.
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God Life Mathematics
The highest purpose of intellectual cultivation is to give a man a perfect knowledge and mastery of his own inner self.
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Cultivation Himself Intellectual Master Purpose
Building worlds is not enough for the deeper urging mind; but a loving heart sates the striving spirit.
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Build Enough Heart Mindset Spirit Strive
Not only England, but every Englishman is an island.
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Man Thinking Universe
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
Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.
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Enjoyment Learning Pleasure
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
Only the most perfect human being can design the most perfect philosophy.
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Design Human Perfection Philosophy
Where children are, there is the golden age.
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Age Children Gold
Accident is simply unforeseen order.
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Action Order Perspective Simplicity
You are alone with everything you love.
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Alone Love Yourself
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

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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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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