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

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We are near awakening when we dream that we dream.
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Awakening Deep Dreams
Prayer is to religion what thinking is to philosophy. To pray is to make religion.
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Creation Philosophy Prayer Religion Thinking
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
A God-intoxicated man.
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God Intoxication Man One Liner
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
The badge of honesty is simplicity.
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Honesty One Liner Simplicity
Man is lyrical, woman epic, marriage dramatic.
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Drama Lyrics Man Marriage Woman
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
We are on a mission: we are called to the cultivation of the earth .
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Cultivation Earth Mission
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
Mathematics is the Life of the Gods.
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God Life Mathematics
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
Everywhere we seek the Absolute, and always we find only things.
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Finding Material Search
In cheerful souls there is no wit. Wit shows a disturbance of the equipoise.
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Disturb Intelligence Smart Soul
To know a truth well, one must have fought it out.
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Fight Oneself Truth
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

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