The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.
G. K. CHESTERTONThe real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
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There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.
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Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.
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The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.
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If you argue with a madman, it is extremely probable that you will get the worst of it; for in many ways his mind moves all the quicker for not being delayed by the things that go with good judgment.
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I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.
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The issue is now clear. It is between light and darkness and everyone must choose his side.
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We’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
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Passion makes every detail important.
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How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.
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Agnostic is the Greek word, for the Latin word, for ignorant.
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Modern intelligence won’t accept anything on authority. But it will accept anything without authority.
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Being a success at work is not worth it if it means being a failure at home.
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Science must not impose any philosophy, any more than the telephone must tell us what to say.
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Modern toleration is really a tyranny. It is a tyranny because it is a silence.
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Unless a man becomes the enemy of an evil, he will not even become its slave but rather its champion.
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