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There seems to be a feeling that anything that is natural is good. Strychnine is natural.

Isaac Asimov

I don’t believe in an afterlife, so I don’t have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven even more. For whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse.
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Believe Boredom Fear Heaven Hell Life Myself Thinking
When asked for advice by beginners. Know your ending, I say, or the river of your story may finally sink into the desert sands and never reach the sea.
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Beginning End Reach River Sea Story
While he lives, he must think; while he thinks, he must dream.
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Dreams Himself Live Thinking
Since emotions are few and reasons are many (said the robot Giscard) the behavior of a crowd can be more easily predicted than the behavior of one person.
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Easy Emotion Person Reason
Life is a journey, but don’t worry, you’ll find a parking spot at the end.
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End Journey Life Worry Yourself
If I am right, then (religious fundamentalists) will not go to Heaven, because there is no Heaven. If they are right, then they will not go to Heaven, because they are hypocrites.
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Fundamental Heaven Hypocrisy Religious Right
If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success – but only if you persist.
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Persistence Success Talent Yourself
Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what’s right.
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Moral Right Way Youreslf
It is well-known that the friend of a conqueror is but the last victim.
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Deep Friendship Victim
And above all things, never think that you’re not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning.
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Belief Enough Goodness Life Man People Philosophy Thinking Yourself
The great secret of the successful fool is that he’s no fool at all.
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Fools Greatness Security Success
People think of education as something that they can finish.
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Deep Education People Philosophy Thinking
When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.
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Deep Intelligence Nation Patriot Safety Stupidity
The intelligent man is never bored.
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Boredom Intelligence Man One Liner
Intelligence is an accident of evolution, and not necessarily an advantage.
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Advantage Evolution Intelligence Necessary
Maybe happiness is this: not feeling like you should be elsewhere, doing something else, being someone else.
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Feeling Happiness Yourself

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