No nation was ever so virtuous as each believes itself, and none was ever so wicked as each believes the other.
BERTRAND RUSSELLIs there any knowledge in the world that is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?
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The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
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Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives’ mouths.
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I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn’t wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine.
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Mathematics rightly viewed possesses not only truth but supreme beauty.
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Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.
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Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile.
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Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.
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Even if all the experts agree, they may well be mistaken.
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The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.
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Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.
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The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.
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Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn.
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How much longer is the world willing to endure this spectacle of wanton cruelty?
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I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.
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No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.
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