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“sooner or later, if the activity of the mind is restricted anywhere it will cease to function even where it is allowed to be free.”

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Poetry and preaching do not go well together; when the preacher mounts the pulpit the poet usually goes away.

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When faith is supported by facts or by logic it ceases to be faith.

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Ages of faith and of unbelief are always said to mark the course of history.

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None so good that he has no faults, None so wicked that he is worth naught.

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To be able to be caught up into the world of thought-that is educated.

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Convention, so often a mask for injustice.

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Myths are early science, the result of men's first trying to explain what they saw around them.

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A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as…

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“He drew iron tears down Pluto's cheek and make Hell grant what Love did seek. ”

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Mind and spirit together make up that which separates us from the rest of the animal world, that which enables a man to know…

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It has always seemed strange to me that in our endless discussions about education so little stress is laid on the pleasure of becoming…

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When we speak of beauty, we're speaking of something we're more or less indifferent to.

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Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any.

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Fighting's fun, man. It's a great activity, it's a great sport.

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The only activity a cynic will find contagious is yawning, that is, with other people, at other people.

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For the longest time, neuroscientists were forced to be passive observers of brain activity.

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Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity.

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Once an activity has been socialized, it is impossible to point out, by concrete example, how men in a free market could better conduct…

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