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The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas.
The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas.
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
Irony is the hygiene of the mind.
Irony is the hygiene of the mind.
To the excessively fearful the chief characteristic of power is its arbitrariness. Man had to gain enormously in confidence before read more
To the excessively fearful the chief characteristic of power is its arbitrariness. Man had to gain enormously in confidence before he could conceive an all-powerful God who obeys his own laws.
When an elephant is in trouble even a frog will kick him.
When an elephant is in trouble even a frog will kick him.
Instinct is the nose of the mind.
Instinct is the nose of the mind.
He who can take no interest in what is small will take false interest in what is great.
He who can take no interest in what is small will take false interest in what is great.
Don't be afraid to take a big step when one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small read more
Don't be afraid to take a big step when one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small steps.
There are in fact four very different stumbling blocks in the way of grasping the truth, which hinder every man read more
There are in fact four very different stumbling blocks in the way of grasping the truth, which hinder every man however learned, and scarcely allow anyone to win a clear title to wisdom, namely, the example of weak and unworthy authority, longstanding custom, the feeling of the ignorant crowd, and the hiding of our own ignorance while making a display of our apparent knowledge.
