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"What then in the last resort are the truths of mankind? They are the irrefutable errors of mankind."

"Integrity means that we are trustworthy and dependable, and our character is above reproach."

"Telling lies is a really terrible thing. These days, lies and silence are the two greatest sins in human society you might say. In reality, we tell lots of lies, and we often break into silence. However, if we were constant;y talking year-round, and telling only the truth truth would probably lose some of its value."

"Both my parents had a great influence on me. I never heard my father use a profane or even a slang word. I always respected him because of his complete integrity. In his business dealings his handshake was like a contract. He was as good as his word. Of all the people I have ever known, my mother had the greatest influence on me."

"The truth sticks in our throats with all the sauces it is served with: it will never go down until we take it without any sauce at all."
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"A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."


"California is like an artificial limb the rest of the country doesn't really need. You can quote me on that."


"A novel is balanced between a few true impressions and the multitude of false ones that make up most of what we call life."


"There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever... money, for instance, or war."


"It was probably no accident that it was the cripple Hephaestus who made ingenious machines; a normal man didn't have to hoist or jack himself over hindrances by means of cranks, chains and metal parts. Then it was in the line of human advance that Einhorn could do so much."
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