Selected and translated by Idris Parry

Situations are symbolic. The weakness of modern
people is that they treat them analytically and so
dissolve the element of magic.

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Song is so marvellous because it is control imposed on
what is otherwise a pure organ of egotism: the human
voice.

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To think that the heavens and hells of all religions are
products of the human soul. It all depends on the
power of outward projection.

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The most dangerous form of stupidity is a sharp
intellect.

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Just in order to see, you have to clear your eyes of the
sand which the present moment is constantly kicking
into them.

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Events are waves which threaten the spirit but also
sustain it.
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