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    What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.

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The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we read more

The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do.

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If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

by Noam Chomsky Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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Bias and impartiality is in the eye of the beholder.

Bias and impartiality is in the eye of the beholder.

by Lord Barnett Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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The question now is: Can we understand our stupidity? This is a test of intellect, not of character.

The question now is: Can we understand our stupidity? This is a test of intellect, not of character.

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If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. - Nursery Rhymes of England, 1844.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. - Nursery Rhymes of England, 1844.

by James Halliwell Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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The cause of freedom is the cause of God.

The cause of freedom is the cause of God.

by Samuel Bowles Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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We are becoming like cats, slyly parasitic, enjoying an indifferent domesticity. Nice and snug in the social, our historic passions read more

We are becoming like cats, slyly parasitic, enjoying an indifferent domesticity. Nice and snug in the social, our historic passions have withdrawn into the glow of an artificial coziness, and our half-closed eyes now seek little other than the peaceful parade of television pictures.

by Jean Baudrillard Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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Rest, rest, shall I have not all eternity to rest.

Rest, rest, shall I have not all eternity to rest.

by Antoine Arnauld Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.

The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.

by Sallust Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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