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None preaches better than the ant, and she says nothing.
None preaches better than the ant, and she says nothing.
Treat others as thou wouldn't be treated. What thou likest not for thyself, dispense not to others.
Treat others as thou wouldn't be treated. What thou likest not for thyself, dispense not to others.
When we debunk a fanatical faith or prejudice, we do not strike at the root of fanaticism. We merely prevent read more
When we debunk a fanatical faith or prejudice, we do not strike at the root of fanaticism. We merely prevent its leaking out at a certain point, with the likely result that it will leak out at some other point. Thus by denigrating prevailing beliefs and loyalties, the militant man of words unwittingly creates in the disillusioned masses a hunger for faith. For the majority of people cannot endure the barrenness and futility of their lives unless they have some ardent dedication, or some passionate pursuit in which they can lose themselves. Thus, in spite of himself, the scoffing man of words becomes the precursor of a new faith.
No human beings more dangerous than those who have suffered for a belief: the great persecutors are recruited from the read more
No human beings more dangerous than those who have suffered for a belief: the great persecutors are recruited from the martyrs not quite beheaded. Far from diminishing the appetite for power, suffering exasperates it.
God brings men into deep waters not to drown them, but to cleanse them.
God brings men into deep waters not to drown them, but to cleanse them.
In the relationship between man and religion, the state is firmly committed to a position of neutrality.
In the relationship between man and religion, the state is firmly committed to a position of neutrality.
I hope I never get so old I get religious.
I hope I never get so old I get religious.
We are what we believe we are.
We are what we believe we are.
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
