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The history of every individual man should be a Bible.

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The poem of the understanding is philosophy.
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Philosophy Poem Understand
The mysterious path goes inward. It is in us, and not anywhere else, where the eternity of the worlds, the past and the future are found.
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Finding Forever Future Mystery Path World
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
Accident is simply unforeseen order.
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Action Order Perspective Simplicity
There is but one temple in the universe, and that is the body of man.
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Body Man Perspective Temple Universe
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
Not only England, but every Englishman is an island.
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Man Thinking Universe
Man is lyrical, woman epic, marriage dramatic.
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Drama Lyrics Man Marriage Woman
All power appears only in transition. Permanent power is stuff.
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Appearance Power Transition
When you understand how to love one thing, then you also understand how to love everything.
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Love Understand Yourself
We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.
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Complete Ourselves Realization
Every beloved object is the center point of a paradise.
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Object Paradise Point
Prayer is to religion what thinking is to philosophy. To pray is to make religion.
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Creation Philosophy Prayer Religion Thinking
Christianity is the root of all democracy, the highest fact in the rights of men.
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Democracy Fact Man Right Root
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
We are near awakening when we dream that we dream.
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Awakening Deep Dreams

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