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One of the worst forms of mental suffering is boredom, not knowing what to do with oneself and one's life. Even if man had no… — Erich Fromm
Labor, if it were not necessary for existence, would be indispensable for the happiness of man. — Samuel Johnson
Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess. — Samuel Johnson
Courage would be impossible in a world without pain. — Lee Strobel
It would be the greatest delight of the seraphs to pile up sand on the seashore or to pull weeds in a garden for all… — Alphonsus Liguori
If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add: 'All the… — Randy Pausch
A desire for truth is by no means a need for certitude and it would be unwise to confuse one with the other. — Andre Gide
If all mankind were suddenly to practice honesty, many thousands of people would be sure to starve — Georg C. Lichtenberg
We must kill them in war, just because they live beyond the river. If they lived on this side, we would be called murderers. — Blaise Pascal
I had a rule that I had to go to bed before the sun came up. So I used to look up the sunrise times… — Eric Schmidt
Anyone buying this book is going to be out a tidy sum if he is sucked in by the title. I wish I could write… — Groucho Marx
It seems very strange ... that in the course of the world's history so obvious an improvement should never have been adopted. ... The next… — Arthur Conan Doyle
I just love jumping into someone else's life. It is a relatively cheap way to experience things you would be too scared to contemplate in… — Dougray Scott
[In] death at least there would be one profit; it would no longer be necessary to eat, to drink, to pay taxes, or to [offend]… — Anton Chekhov
Once upon a time ... the only autonomous intelligences we humans knew of were us humans. We thought then that if humankind ever devised another… — Dan Simmons
If we were all given by magic the power to read each other's thoughts, I suppose the first effect would be to dissolve all friendships. — Bertrand Russell
If your heart were sincere and upright, every creature would be unto you a looking-glass of life and a book of holy doctrine. — Thomas a Kempis
In my ideal world, no child would suffer. Charitable instincts would prevail. There would be global acceptance of all different types of people. — Clay Aiken
I wanted to be the kind of woman who would attract a certain kind of man that I could respect. That was my thinking. It… — Lisa Kudrow
The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something. — Chauncey Depew
Microsoft is now talking about the digital nervous system... I guess I would be nervous if my system was built on their technology too. — Scott McNealy
Think of it. We are blessed with technology that would be indescribable to our forefathers. We have the wherewithal, the know-it-all to feed everybody, clothe… — R. Buckminster Fuller
What a free society offers to the individual is much more than what he would be able to do if only he were free. — Friedrich August von Hayek
Were parties here divided merely by a greediness for office,...to take a part with either would be unworthy of a reasonable or moral man. — Thomas Jefferson
I view great cities as pestilential to the morals, the health and the liberties of man. True, they nourish some of the elegant arts; but… — Thomas Jefferson

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