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Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also.
Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.
Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.
The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next.
The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next.
When will people understand that words can cut as sharply as any blade, and that those cuts leave scars upon read more
When will people understand that words can cut as sharply as any blade, and that those cuts leave scars upon our souls.
Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.
Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.
When science discovers the center of the universe a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not read more
When science discovers the center of the universe a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not it.
Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a read more
Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not merely pull it out and strike it; merely to show that you have one.
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does read more
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.
