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The best way I know to win an argument is to start by being in the right.
The best way I know to win an argument is to start by being in the right.
Humiliating to human pride as it may be, we must recognize that the advance and even the preservation of civilization read more
Humiliating to human pride as it may be, we must recognize that the advance and even the preservation of civilization are dependent upon a maximum of opportunity for accidents to happen.
If there is no struggle there is no progress.
If there is no struggle there is no progress.
Nonconformists travel as a rule in bunches. You rarely find a nonconformist who goes it alone. And woe to him read more
Nonconformists travel as a rule in bunches. You rarely find a nonconformist who goes it alone. And woe to him inside a nonconformist clique who does not conform with nonconformity.
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
Scientific progress consists in the development of new concepts.
Scientific progress consists in the development of new concepts.
But the development of human society does not go straight forward; and the epic process will therefore be a recurring read more
But the development of human society does not go straight forward; and the epic process will therefore be a recurring process, the series a recurring series - though not in exact repetition .
We are but a drop of water in a pool filled with diversity.
We are but a drop of water in a pool filled with diversity.
Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience.
Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience.
