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    What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided they are content and don't know what they miss, and the philosopher who has emerged from the cave and sees the real things?

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Sundays, quiet islands on the tossing seas of life.

Sundays, quiet islands on the tossing seas of life.

by S. W. Duffield Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time read more

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.

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To label me an intellectual is a misunderstanding of what that is.

To label me an intellectual is a misunderstanding of what that is.

by Dick Cavett Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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The two most abundant things in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.

The two most abundant things in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.

by Harlan Ellison Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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You'll come to learn a great deal if you study the Insignificant in depth.

You'll come to learn a great deal if you study the Insignificant in depth.

by Odysseus Elytis Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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There is such a thing as moderation, even in telling the truth.

There is such a thing as moderation, even in telling the truth.

by Vera Johnson Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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I wish they would only take me as I am. - Dear Theo: Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh.

I wish they would only take me as I am. - Dear Theo: Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh.

by Vincent Van Gogh Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.

by Alvin Toffler Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality.

A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality.

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