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- The truth is that the scientific value of Polar exploration is greatly exaggerated. The thing that takes men on such hazardous trips is really not… Adventure
- A man who knows a subject thoroughly, a man so soaked in it that he eats it, sleeps it and dreams it- this man can… Always Teach
- It is the mission of the pedagogue, not to make his pupils think, but to make them think right, and the more nearly his own… Admirably
- The most popular man under a democracy is not the most democratic man, but the most despotic man. The common folk delight in the exactions… Boss
- Writing books is certainly a most unpleasant occupation. It is lonesome, unsanitary, and maddening. Many authors go crazy. Authors
- There is, it appears, a conspiracy of scientists afoot. Their purpose is to break down religion, propagate immorality, and so reduce mankind to the level… Afoot
- I give you Chicago. It is not London and Harvard. It is not Paris and buttermilk. It is American in every chitling and sparerib. It… Alive
- It is Hell, of course, that makes priests powerful, not Heaven, for after thousands of years of so-called civilization fear remains the one common denominator… Called
- There is only one justification for having sinned, and that is to be glad of it. Glad
- There is something even more valuable to civilization than wisdom, and that is character. Character
- The military caste did not originate as a party of patriots, but as a party of bandits Antiwar
- Living with a dog is easy- like living with an idealist. Dog
- The movies today are too rich to have any room for genuine artists. They produce a few passable craftsmen, but no artists. Can you imagine… Any
- A nun, at best, is only half a woman, just as a priest is only half a man. Best
- The way to hold a husband is to keep him a little jealous; the way to lose him is to keep him a little more… Him
- Unionism, seldom if ever, uses such powers as it has to ensure better work; almost always it devotes a large part of that power to… Almost Always
- There is nothing worse than an idle hour, with no occupation offering. People who have many such hours are simply animals waiting docilely for death.… All
- And what is a good citizen? Simply one who never says, does or thinks anything that is unusual. Schools are maintained in order to bring… Bring
- Always remember this: If you don't attend the funerals of your friends, they will certainly not attend yours. Age
- It is impossible to believe that the same God who permitted His own son to die a bachelor regards celibacy as an actual sin. Actual
- Sunday: A day given over by Americans to wishing that they themselves were dead and in Heaven, and that their neighbors were dead and in… Americans
- Bridges would not be safer if only people who knew the proper definition of a real number were allowed to design them. Allowed
- It is only doubt that creates. Creates
- When we appropriate money from the public funds to pay for vaccinating a horde of negroes, we do not do it because we have any… Any
- The formula of the argument is simple and familiar: to dispose of a problem all that is necessary is to deny that it exists. All
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