"In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth."

Truth, Fear, Order

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"In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth."

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"A lie is a lieeven if everyone believes it."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

Truth, Lie, Belief, Deception

"A priest is he who lives solely in the realm of the invisible, for whom all that is visible has only the truth of an allegory."

Karl Schlegel, German Philosopher

Truth,

"So this was the rest of his life. It felt like a party to which he'd been invited, but at an address he couldn't actually locate. Someone must be having fun at it, this life of his; only, right at the moment, it wasn't him."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Truth, Disconnection, Life, Lost, Existence

"When one is frightened of the truth then it is never the whole truth that one has an inkling of."

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian Philosopher

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"A great truth is a truth whose opposite is also a truth."

Thomas Mann, German Writer

Truth,

"The idea that creative endeavor and mind-altering substances are entwined is one of the great pop-intellectual myths of our time."

Stephen King, American Author

Truth, Drugs, Creativity, Myth

"I knew there were no ghosts in there, but on the other hand, what if there were?"

Stephen King, American Author

Truth, Fear, Imagination, Curiosity

"Americans are apocalyptic by nature. The reason why is that we've always had so much, so we live in deadly fear that people are going to take it away from us."

Stephen King, American Author

Truth, Fear, Wealth, Loss, Nature

"A harmful truth is better than a useful lie."

Thomas Mann, German Writer

Truth, Lie

"Every habit he's ever had is still there in his body, lying dormant like flowers in the desert. Given the right conditions, all his old addictions would burst into full and luxuriant bloom."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Truth, Habit, Addiction, Memory, Change

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"Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that."

Nature

"Human nature refers to what is in people but which they cannot study or work at achieving."

Nature

"A person is born with desires of the eyes and ears, and a liking for beautiful sights and sounds. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to immorality and lack of restriction, and any ritual principles and propriety will be abandoned."

Philosophy

"The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound."

Cause

"Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong, not trying to avoid death or injury, not fearful of greater strength or of greater numbers, greedily aware only of food and drink - such is the bravery of the dog and boar."

Death

"When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm."

Time

"Those whose character is mean and vicious will rouse others to animosity against them."

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"A lie is a lieeven if everyone believes it."

"A priest is he who lives solely in the realm of the invisible, for whom all that is visible has only the truth of an allegory."

"So this was the rest of his life. It felt like a party to which he'd been invited, but at an address he couldn't actually locate. Someone must be having fun at it, this life of his; only, right at the moment, it wasn't him."

"When one is frightened of the truth then it is never the whole truth that one has an inkling of."

"A great truth is a truth whose opposite is also a truth."

"The idea that creative endeavor and mind-altering substances are entwined is one of the great pop-intellectual myths of our time."

"I knew there were no ghosts in there, but on the other hand, what if there were?"

"Americans are apocalyptic by nature. The reason why is that we've always had so much, so we live in deadly fear that people are going to take it away from us."

"A harmful truth is better than a useful lie."

"Every habit he's ever had is still there in his body, lying dormant like flowers in the desert. Given the right conditions, all his old addictions would burst into full and luxuriant bloom."

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"Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that."

"Human nature refers to what is in people but which they cannot study or work at achieving."

"A person is born with desires of the eyes and ears, and a liking for beautiful sights and sounds. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to immorality and lack of restriction, and any ritual principles and propriety will be abandoned."

"The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound."

"Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong, not trying to avoid death or injury, not fearful of greater strength or of greater numbers, greedily aware only of food and drink - such is the bravery of the dog and boar."

"When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm."

"Those whose character is mean and vicious will rouse others to animosity against them."

"A person is born with a liking for profit."

"The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power."

"The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere."