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

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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
Humanity is the higher meaning of our planet, the nerve that connects this part of it with the upper world, the eye it raises to heaven.
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Heaven Humanity Meaning Ourselves Planet World
Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.
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Artist Life Meaning
The history of every individual man should be a Bible.
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History Man Religious
There is an energy which springs from sickness and debility: it has a more powerful effect than the real, but, sadly, expires in an even greater infirmity.
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Effect Energy Greatness Powerful Reality Sadness Spring
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
To philosophize means to make vivid.
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Creation Philosophy
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
The badge of honesty is simplicity.
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Honesty One Liner Simplicity
Philosophy is really nostalgia, the desire to be at home.
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Deep Desire Feeling Home Nostalgia Philosophy
All power appears only in transition. Permanent power is stuff.
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Appearance Power Transition
A character is a completely fashioned will.
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Character Complete Fashion Willing
Love is the final end of the world’s history, the Amen of the universe.
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End History Love Universe World
Hypotheses are nets: only he who casts will catch.
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Catch Himself Trap
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
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Healing Poetry Reason Wound
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

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