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It is only doubt that creates. It is only the minority that counts.
It is only doubt that creates. It is only the minority that counts.
The envious man thinks that if his neighbor breaks a leg, he will be able to walk better himself.
The envious man thinks that if his neighbor breaks a leg, he will be able to walk better himself.
Happy is he who bears a god within.
Happy is he who bears a god within.
Savage peoples are ruled by passion, civilized peoples by the mind. The difference lies not in the respective natures of read more
Savage peoples are ruled by passion, civilized peoples by the mind. The difference lies not in the respective natures of savagery and civilization, but in their attendant circumstances, institutions, and so forth. The difference, therefore, does not operate in every sense, but it does in most of them. Even the most civilized peoples, in short, can be fired with passionate hatred for each other.
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
The trouble with people is not that they don't know but that they know so much that ain't so.
The trouble with people is not that they don't know but that they know so much that ain't so.
The envious only hate the excellence they cannot reach.
The envious only hate the excellence they cannot reach.
Physicists have determined that even the most solid and heavy mass of matter we see is mostly empty space. But read more
Physicists have determined that even the most solid and heavy mass of matter we see is mostly empty space. But at the submicroscopic level, specks of matter scattered through a vast emptiness have such incredible density and weight, and are linked to one another by such powerful forces, that together they produce all the properties of concrete, cast iron and solid rock. In much the same way, specks of knowledge are scattered through a vast emptiness of ignorance, and everything depends upon how solid the individual specks of knowledge are, and on how powerfully linked and coordinated they are with one another.
The hardest part of gaining any new idea is sweeping out the false idea occupying that niche.
The hardest part of gaining any new idea is sweeping out the false idea occupying that niche.
