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He accepts his boredom, when it comes, not merely philosophically, but almost with pleasure.

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By thinking primarily of evil we tend, however excellent our intentions, to create occasions for evil to manifest itself.
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There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that is your own self. So you have to begin there, not outside, not on other people. That comes afterwards, when you have worked on your own corner.
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Liberties are not given, they are taken.
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The question of the next generation will not be one of how to liberate the masses, but rather, how to make them love their servitude.
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Children are nowhere taught, in any systematic way, to distinguish true from false, or meaningful from meaningless, statements. Why is this so? Because their elders, even in the democratic countries, do not want them to be given this kind of education.
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At this point we find ourselves confronted by a very disquieting question: Do we really wish to act upon our knowledge?
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I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.
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A majority of young people seem to develop mental arteriosclerosis forty years before they get the physical kind.
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The victim of mind-manipulation does not know that he is a victim. To him, the walls of his prison are invisible, and he believes himself to be free.
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All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours.
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An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling lie.
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