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Quotes by Philosopher
"When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder."
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"There is another more psychological obstacle to the full development of love in the modern world, and that is the fear that many people feel of not preserving their individuality in tact. This is a foolish and rather modern terror. Individuality is not an end in itself; it is something that must enter into fructifying contact with the world, and in so doing must lose its separateness. An individuality which is kept in a glass case withers, whereas on e that is freely expended in human contacts becomes enriched."
48
"Every poet... finds himself born in the midst of prose. He has to struggle from the littleness and obstruction of an actual world into the freedom and infinitude of an ideal."
48
"The surest way to prevent seditions...is to take away the matter of them."
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"Instead of being regarded as intelligent or knowledgeable, many a woman would rather be regarded as beautiful or good in the kitchen; many a man, as handsome or good in bed."
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"Give me matter, and I will construct a world out of it!"
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"The destruction of the past is perhaps the greatest of all crimes."
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"Americans seem sometimes to believe that if you are a thinker you must be a frowning bore, because thinking is so damn serious."
47
"Friendship is the purest love. It is the highest form of love where nothing is asked for."
47
"Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation."
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"Forget decorated generals, tell me about Private Ryan."
47
"It is always possible to argue against an interpretation, to confront interpretations, to arbitrate between them and to seek for an agreement, even if this agreement remains beyond our reach."
47
"I do not conceive of any reality at all as without genuine unity."
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"Holy books are an insult to a God with good intentions."
47
"People. You must love people. Men are admirable. I wantto vomit-and suddenly, there it is: the Nausea."
47
"Excellence has a loud mouth, let it speak on your behalf."
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"The entire world is my temple, and a very fine one too, if I'm not mistaken, and I'll never lack priests to serve it as long as there are men."
47
"Drop all ideas of becoming someone; you are already perfect."
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"Logic is the last scientific ingredient of Philosophy; its extraction leaves behind only a confusion of non-scientific, pseudo problems."
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"There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one."
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"As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task."
47
"One should be ever booted and spurred and ready to depart."
47
"The Occultists, however, know that the traditions of Esoteric Philosophy must be the right ones, simply because they are the most logical, and reconcile every difficulty."
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"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself."
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"It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards."
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"To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has nothing else."
47
"Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one."
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"For sin is just this, what man cannot by its very nature do with his whole being; it is possible to silence the conflict in the soul, but it is not possible to uproot it."
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"Emotions have taught mankind to reason."
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"You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star."
47
"Some mistakes are worse than others: wearing your underwear inside out isn't as uncomfortable as wearing it back to front."
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"If any philosopher had been asked for a definition of infinity, he might have produced some unintelligible rigmarole, but he would certainly not have been able to give a definition that had any meaning at all."
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"Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge."
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"Profiting from opportunities is success. Profiting from adversity is greatness."
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"I may be no better, but at least I am different."
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"It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything."
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"The difficulty is not that great to die for a friend, the hard part is finding a friend worth dying for."
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"Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences of human values."
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"The dynamics of capitalism is postponement of enjoyment to the constantly postponed future."
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"It's the generally accepted privilege of theologians to stretch the heavens, that is the Scriptures, like tanners with a hide."
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"The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper."
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"Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not."
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"We should expect the best and the worst of mankind, as from the weather."
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"The law is not thrust upon man; it rests deep within him, to waken when the call comes."
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