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““I show that I have understood a writer only when I can act in his spirit, when, without constricting his individuality, I can translate him and change him in diverse ways.””

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To get to know a truth properly, one must polemicize it.

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Nature is an aeolian harp, a musical instrument whose tones are the re-echo of higher strings within us.

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Our bodies are molded rivers.

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Where are we really going? Always home.

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Darwin remarks that we are less dazzled by the light at waking, if we have been dreaming of visible objects. Happy are those who…

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We are near waking when we dream we are dreaming.

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Man has his being in truth--if he sacrifices truth he sacrifices himself. Whoever betrays truth betrays himself. It is not a question of lying--but…

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Deepen your existing spiritual commitment.

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