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Philosophy bears witness to the deepest love of reflection, to absolute delight in wisdom.

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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
Every beloved object is the center point of a paradise.
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Object Paradise Point
A character is a completely fashioned will.
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Character Complete Fashion Willing
Many books are longer than they seem. They have indeed no end. The boredom that they cause is truly absolute and infinite.
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Book End Infinite Reason
It is certain my belief gains quite infinitely the very moment I can convince another mind thereof.
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Belief Mindset Moments Myself Quite
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
Where children are, there is the golden age.
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Age Children Gold
In cheerful souls there is no wit. Wit shows a disturbance of the equipoise.
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Disturb Intelligence Smart Soul
Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.
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Desire Home Philosophy Sick
A complete need should not exist love, life in common with loved ones?
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Common Existence Life Love Need Oneself
Nature is an aeolian harp, a musical instrument whose tones are the re-echo of higher strings within us.
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Instrument Musician Nature Ourselves
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
Knowledge is only one half. Faith is the other.
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Faith Knowledge Whole
Fate and temperament are the names of a concept.
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Concept Fate Name Temperature
We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.
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Complete Ourselves Realization
The brains -the thinking organs- are the world producers -nature’s genitals.
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Brain Organ Production Thinking

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