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The offspring of riches: Pride, vanity, ostentation, arrogance, tyranny
The offspring of riches: Pride, vanity, ostentation, arrogance, tyranny
Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it read more
Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.
Arrogance diminishes wisdom
Arrogance diminishes wisdom
A virtuous heretic shall be saved before a wicked Christian
A virtuous heretic shall be saved before a wicked Christian
It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creeds into law if it acquires read more
It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creeds into law if it acquires the political power to do so, and will follow it by suppressing opposition, subverting all education to seize early the minds of the young, and by killing, locking up, or driving underground all heretics.
There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as effectual.
There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as effectual.
Heresy is another word for freedom of thought.
Heresy is another word for freedom of thought.
It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved.
It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved.
Timing and arrogance are decisive factors in the successful use of talent.
Timing and arrogance are decisive factors in the successful use of talent.
