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Own Sake Quotes by Christopher Hitchens
- Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for…
- Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the 'transcendent' and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and…
- Our belief is not a belief. Our principles are not a faith. We do not rely soley upon science and reason, because these are necessary…
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- To seek understanding before taking action, yet to trust my instincts when action is called for. Never to avoid danger from fear,… — Steven Brust
- For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we perform for the sake of our friends. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
- O God! if I worship Thee in fear of Hell, burn me in Hell; and if I worship Thee in hope of… — Rabia Basri
- Working is beautiful and rewarding, but acquisition of wealth for its own sake is disgusting. — Robert Bunsen
- Even without success, creative persons find joy in a job well done. Learning for its own sake is rewarding. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- The elimination of ignorance, of illiteracy... and of needless inequalities in opportunities (is) to be seen as objectives that are valued for… — Amartya Sen
- If there is some end of the things we do, which we desire for its own sake, clearly this must be the… — Aristotle
- As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and… — Henry Ward Beecher
- Uselessness is a fatal accusation to bring against any act which is done for its presumed utility, but those which are done… — George Santayana
- It is in the blood of genius to love play for its own sake, and whether one uses one's skill on thrones… — Gelett Burgess
- Know thyself! This is the source of all wisdom, said the great thinkers of the past, and the sentence was written in… — Karl Ernst von Baer
- Those who have ever valued liberty for its own sake believed that to be free to choose, and not to be chosen… — Isaiah Berlin