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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
Form

"The whole universe is composed of name and form. Whatever we see is either a compound of name and form, or simply name with form which is a mental image."

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Meister Eckhart Theologian, Philosopher
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"To be properly expressed a thing must proceed from within, moved by its form: it must come, not in from without but out from within."

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C. S. Lewis Writer, Scholar
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"I cannot understand how a man can appear in print claiming to disbelieve everything that he presupposes when he puts on the surplice. I feel it is a form of prostitution."

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Ezra Pound Poet, Critic
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"The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language, and no single language is capable of expressing all forms and degrees of human comprehension."

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