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Morality is neither rational nor absolute nor natural. World has known many moral systems, each of which claims universality;...

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 Morality is neither rational nor absolute nor natural. World has known many moral systems, each of which claims universality;...

Jun 21,2022

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There is no ‘a priori’ reason for supposing that the truth, when it is discovered, will necessarily prove interesting.

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 There is no ‘a priori’ reason for supposing that the truth, when it is discovered, will necessarily prove interesting.

Feb 14,2022

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Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.

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 Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.

Jan 09,2022

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If a person continues to see only giants, it means he is still looking at the world through the eyes of a child.

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 If a person continues to see only giants, it means he is still looking at the world through the eyes of a child.

Dec 24,2021

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Why are you so firmly, so triumphantly, convinced that only the normal and the positive—in other words, only what is

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 Why are you so firmly, so triumphantly, convinced that only the normal and the positive—in other words, only what is

Dec 05,2021

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As scarce as the truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

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 As scarce as the truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

Nov 04,2021

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The fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses.

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 The fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses.

Sep 19,2021

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Every day things happen in the world that can’t be explained by any law of things we know. Every day they’re mentioned

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 Every day things happen in the world that can’t be explained by any law of things we know. Every day they’re mentioned

Aug 21,2021

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Genius is the ability to act wisely without precedent — the power to do the right thing the first time. A capacity for

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 Genius is the ability to act wisely without precedent — the power to do the right thing the first time. A capacity for

Aug 20,2021

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A true sign of growth is looking back on your past self and being a little bit embarrassed.

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 A true sign of growth is looking back on your past self and being a little bit embarrassed.

May 13,2021

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Insanity — a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world.

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 Insanity — a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world.

May 05,2021

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Most successes are unhappy. That’s why they are successes—they have to reassure themselves about themselves by

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 Most successes are unhappy. That’s why they are successes—they have to reassure themselves about themselves by

Apr 09,2021

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Imagination in any form destroys truth.

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 Imagination in any form destroys truth.

Mar 30,2021

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If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat.

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 If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat.

Mar 28,2021

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Several excuses are always less convincing than one.

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 Several excuses are always less convincing than one.

Mar 26,2021

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There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.

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 There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.

Jan 29,2021

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Things look different when seen in a different light. So look at them in the light of happiness.

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 Things look different when seen in a different light. So look at them in the light of happiness.

Jan 12,2021

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Intelligence has got the upper hand to such an extent that it transforms the real task into an unreal trick, and reality into

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 Intelligence has got the upper hand to such an extent that it transforms the real task into an unreal trick, and reality into

Jan 06,2021

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Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.

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 Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.

Jan 05,2021

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The end cannot justify the means, for the simple and obvious reason that the means employed determine the nature of the

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 The end cannot justify the means, for the simple and obvious reason that the means employed determine the nature of the

Jan 03,2021

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Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.

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 Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.

Jan 03,2021

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Growth always happens smaller and slower than we think it will; but those baby steps add up, and then one day you look back

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 Growth always happens smaller and slower than we think it will; but those baby steps add up, and then one day you look back

Dec 28,2020

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It happened that a fire broke out backstage in a theater. The clown came out to inform the public. They thought it was a

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 It happened that a fire broke out backstage in a theater. The clown came out to inform the public. They thought it was a

Dec 07,2020

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Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

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 Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

Nov 27,2020

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