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    Courage is not a virtue or value among other personal values like love or fidelity. It is the foundation that underlies and gives reality to all other virtues and personal values. Without courage our love pales into mere dependency. Without courage our fidelity becomes conformism.

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...the more original a discovery the more obvious it seems afterwards.

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The three-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn read more

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That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

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There's a very fine line between a groove and a rut; a fine line between eccentrics and people who are read more

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A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams.

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When scientific doctrines are mixed up with religious tenets, the same lifeless dogmatism will commonly benumb them both.

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It is characteristic of all movements and crusades that the psychopathic element rises to the top.

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We often use strong language not to express a powerful emotion but to evoke it in us.

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