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    God is the immemorial refuge of the incompetent, the helpless, the miserable. They find not only sanctuary in His arms, but also a kind of superiority, soothing to their macerated egos; He will set the above their betters.

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The methods of the natural sciences cannot be applied to human behavior because this behavior...lacks the peculiarity that characterizes events read more

The methods of the natural sciences cannot be applied to human behavior because this behavior...lacks the peculiarity that characterizes events in the field of the natural sciences, viz., regularity.

by Ludwig Von Mises Found in: Society Quotes,
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You can only cure retail but you can prevent wholesale.

You can only cure retail but you can prevent wholesale.

by Brock Chisolm Found in: Society Quotes,
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If anything were FULLY explained, everything would be explained.

If anything were FULLY explained, everything would be explained.

by Friedrich Hebbel Found in: Society Quotes,
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The individual is not a killer, but the group is, and by identifying with it the individual is transformed into read more

The individual is not a killer, but the group is, and by identifying with it the individual is transformed into a killer.

by Arthur Koestler Found in: Society Quotes,
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We are in the process of creating what deserves to be called the idiot culture. Not an idiot sub-culture, which read more

We are in the process of creating what deserves to be called the idiot culture. Not an idiot sub-culture, which every society has bubbling beneath the surface and which can provide harmless fun; but the culture itself. For the first time, the weird and the stupid and the coarse are becoming our cultural norm, even our cultural ideal.

by Carl Bernstein Found in: Society Quotes,
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If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.

If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.

by George Herbert Found in: Society Quotes,
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Eagles soar, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines.

Eagles soar, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines.

by Elf Sternberg Found in: Society Quotes,
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Adversity is the first path to truth. - Don Juan.

Adversity is the first path to truth. - Don Juan.

by George Gordon Byron Found in: Society Quotes,
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Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.

Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.

by Henry Kaiser Found in: Society Quotes,
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