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- Tell me there is a God in the serene heavens that will damn his children for the expression of an honest belief! More men have…
- Years should not be devoted to the acquisition of dead languages or to the study of history which, for the most part, is a detailed…
- It is like most other ancient books - a mingling of falsehood and truth, of philosophy and folly - all written by men, and most…
- To avoid pain we must know the conditions of health. For the accomplishment of this end we must rely upon investigation instead of faith, upon…
- I have always noticed that the people who have the smallest souls make the most fuss about getting them saved.
- Every cradle asks us, Whence? and every coffin, Whither? The poor barbarian, weeping above his dead, can answer these questions as intelligently as the robed…
- Most men are followers, and implicitly rely upon the judgment of others. They mistake solemnity for wisdom, and regard a grave countenance as the title…
- Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power.
- The most important thing in this world is liberty. More important than food or clothes - more important than gold or houses or lands -…
- The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either 'explained,' or allowed to take refuge behind the mistakes of…
- There is something wrong in a government where they who do the most have the least. There is something wrong when honesty wears a rag,…
- In all ages the people have honored those who dishonored them. They have worshiped their destroyers; they have canonized the most gigantic liars, and buried…
- There is something wrong in a government where they who do the most have the least. There is something wrong when honesty wears a rag,…
- Calvin founded a little theocracy, modeled after the Old Testament, and succeeded in erecting the most detestable government that ever existed, except the one from…
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- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution. — Hannah Arendt
- No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved. — Aristotle
- For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things… — Aristotle
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- My mother is the coolest, most amazing person I know. — J. J. Abrams
- The most deeply personal of my works are the non-fiction works, the autobiographical works, because there, I'm talking about myself very directly. — Paul Auster