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If you're naturally kind you attract a lot of people you don't like.
If you're naturally kind you attract a lot of people you don't like.
We often use strong language not to express a powerful emotion but to evoke it in us.
We often use strong language not to express a powerful emotion but to evoke it in us.
The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there read more
The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.
There are many who know many things, yet are lacking in wisdom.
There are many who know many things, yet are lacking in wisdom.
An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn't take his education too seriously.
An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn't take his education too seriously.
Certes, they been lye to hounds, for an hound when he cometh by the roses, or by other bushes, though read more
Certes, they been lye to hounds, for an hound when he cometh by the roses, or by other bushes, though he may nat pisse, yet wole he heve up his leg and make a countenance to pisse.
When scientific doctrines are mixed up with religious tenets, the same lifeless dogmatism will commonly benumb them both.
When scientific doctrines are mixed up with religious tenets, the same lifeless dogmatism will commonly benumb them both.
...originality consists of the achievement of new combinations, and not of the creation of something out of nothing.
...originality consists of the achievement of new combinations, and not of the creation of something out of nothing.
Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life. Thus people haunted by the purposelessness of their lives read more
Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life. Thus people haunted by the purposelessness of their lives try to find a new content not only by dedicating themselves to a holy cause but also by nursing a fanatical grievance. A mass movement offers them unlimited opportunities for both.
