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That which lies before the human race is a constant struggle to maintain and improve, in opposition to State of Nature, the…
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What would become of the garden if the gardener treated all the weeds and slugs and birds and trespassers as he would…
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For every man the world is as fresh as it was at the first day, and as full of untold novelties for…
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There are some men who are counted great because they represent the actuality of their own age, and mirror it as it…
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The known is finite, the unknown infinite; spiritually we find ourselves on a tiny island in the middle of a boundless ocean…
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Agnosticism is not properly described as a "negative" creed, nor indeed as a creed of any kind, except in so far as…
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That man, I think, has had a liberal education, who has been so trained in youth that his body is the ready…
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Veracity is the heart of morality.
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If the perpetual oscillation of nations between anarchy and despotism is to be replaced by the steady march of self-restraining freedom, it…
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If individuality has no play, society does not advance; if individuality breaks out of all bounds, society perishes.
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As to sagacity, I should say that his judgement respecting the warmest place and the softest cushion in a room is infallible,…
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Common sense is science exactly in so far as it fulfills the ideal of common sense; that is, sees facts as they…
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... our "Physick" and "Anatomy" have embraced such infinite varieties of being, have laid open such new worlds in time and space,…
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Superstition, bigotry and prejudice, ghosts though they are, cling tenaciously to life; they are shades armed with tooth and claw. They must…
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At different points in my life, I had grappled with the idea of going into the priesthood - in high school or…
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Throughout my life, I have grappled with my own identity, who I am. As a young child, I often felt ambivalent about…
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My fear is that many institutions will eventually alter how they treat people who refuse to self-track. There are all sorts of…
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I always take a close look at those who lose themselves in self portraits. They are solitary souls, prone to introspection, who…
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Approach each new problem not with a view of finding what you hope will be there, but to get the truth, the…
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The problem, of course, lies with the realities concealed from us. This has always been the case. While the American public has…
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That whole business of having two homes, and that divided loyalty bind that kids get into. I mean, my parents were divorced…
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