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Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.
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There are two things which make it impossible to believe that this world is the successful work of an all-wise, all-good, and…
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Intellect is invisible to the man who has none.
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Human existence is an error...it is bad today and every day it gets worse, until the worst happens.
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Suicide may also be regarded as an experiment - a question which man puts to Nature, trying to force her to answer.…
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Vulgar people take huge delight in the faults and follies of great men.
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It is, indeed, only in old age that intellectual men attain their sublime expression, whilst portraits of them in their youth show…
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A man of business will often deceive you without the slightest scruple, but he will absolutely refuse to commit a theft.
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The fruits of Christianity were religious wars, butcheries, crusades, inquisitions, extermination of the natives of America, and the introduction of African slaves…
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Of all the intellectual faculties, judgment is the last to mature. A child under the age of fifteen should confine its attention…
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The reason domestic pets are so lovable and so helpful to us is because they enjoy, quietly and placidly, the present moment.
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The present is the only reality and the only certainty.
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I am often surprised by the cleverness, and now and again by the stupidity, of my dog; and I have similar experiences…
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On the last drafts, I focus on the words themselves, including the rub of vowels and consonants, stressed and unstressed syllables. Yet…
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The artist himself is often surprised at the finished work of art. He cannot tell 'how it happened', nor could he repeat…
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Those who are not conversant in works of art are often surprised at the high value set by connoisseurs on drawings which…
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When people meet me, they're often surprised - I talk a great deal.
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When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is…
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A lot of people have asked me whether I am a cynic or take a cynical view of politics and are often…
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