One might equate growing up with a mistrust of words. A mature person trusts his eyes more than his ears. Irrationality often manifests itself in upholding the word against the evidence of the eyes.Children, savages, and true believers remember far less what they have seen than what they have heard.
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Far more crucial than what we know or do not know is what we do not want to know. One read more
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Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.
Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.
Obscurity is the refuge of incompetence.
Obscurity is the refuge of incompetence.
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The world's greatest thinkers have often been amateurs; for high thinking is the outcome of fine and independent living, and for that a professional chair offers no special opportunities.
There is only one step from fanaticism to barbarism.
There is only one step from fanaticism to barbarism.
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Blaming "society" makes it awfully easy for a person of weak character to shrug off his own responsibility for his actions.
The short-lived self, teetering on the edge of extinction, is the only thing that can ever really matter.
The short-lived self, teetering on the edge of extinction, is the only thing that can ever really matter.
