Quote #58

Man is a Sun; his Senses are the Planets.

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  3. Sleep is for the inhabitants of Planets only. In another time, Man will sleep and wake continually at once. The greater part of our Body, o…
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  6. Nature is an ?olian Harp, a musical instrument; whose tones again are keys to higher strings in us.
  7. What is Nature? An encyclopedical, systematic Index or Plan of our Spirit. Why will we content us with the mere catalogue of our Treasures?…
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