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Doing philosophy is only a threefold or double kind of waking–being awake–consciousness.

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Our bodies are molded rivers.
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Body Ourselves River
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
Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.
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Artist Life Meaning
Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.
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Enjoyment Learning Pleasure
Mathematics is the Life of the Gods.
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God Life Mathematics
All power appears only in transition. Permanent power is stuff.
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Appearance Power Transition
Where are we really going? Always home.
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Deep Home Spiritual Travel
We are near waking when we dream we are dreaming.
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Dreams Wake Up
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
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Healing Poetry Reason Wound
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
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
Man is a sun and his senses are the planets.
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Himself Man Planet Sun
We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.
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Complete Ourselves Realization
There is but one temple in the universe, and that is the body of man.
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Body Man Perspective Temple Universe
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
Philosophy bears witness to the deepest love of reflection, to absolute delight in wisdom.
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Deep Delight Love Philosophy Reflection Wisdom

Doing philosophy is only a threefold or double kind of waking–being awake–consciousness.

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