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

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We are on a mission: we are called to the cultivation of the earth .
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Cultivation Earth Mission
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
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
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
Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.
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Enjoyment Learning Pleasure
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
Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.
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Artist Life Meaning
Love is the final end of the world’s history, the Amen of the universe.
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End History Love Universe World
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
In a work of art, chaos must shimmer through the veil of order.
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Art Chaos Discipline Order Work
The poem of the understanding is philosophy.
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Philosophy Poem Understand
To get to know a truth properly, one must polemicize it.
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Oneself Properly Truth
We are near awakening when we dream that we dream.
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Awakening Deep Dreams
Everywhere we seek the Absolute, and always we find only things.
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Finding Material Search
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
Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.
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Desire Home Philosophy Sick

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

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