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The world must be romanticized. In this way the ordinary meaning may be found again.
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Finding Meaning Ordinary Way World
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
Where children are, there is the golden age.
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Age Children Gold
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
Many things are too delicate to be thought; many more, to be spoken.
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Delicate Talk Thinking
Life must not be a novel that is given to us, but one that is made by us.
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Book Creation Life Novel Oneself
Prayer is to religion what thinking is to philosophy. To pray is to make religion.
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Creation Philosophy Prayer Religion Thinking
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
Man is lyrical, woman epic, marriage dramatic.
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Drama Lyrics Man Marriage Woman
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
Philosophy bears witness to the deepest love of reflection, to absolute delight in wisdom.
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Deep Delight Love Philosophy Reflection Wisdom
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
The true Poet is all-knowing; he is an actual world in miniature.
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Himself Poet True World
Every stage of education begins with childhood. That is why the most educated person on earth so much resembles a child.
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Appearance Beginning Childhood Earth Education Person Stage
The ideal of morality has no more dangerous rival than the ideal of highest strength, of most powerful life. It is the maximum of the savage.
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Dangerous Ideal Moral Powerful Savage Strength
Fate and temperament are the names of a concept.
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Concept Fate Name Temperature

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