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Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.

Bertrand Russell

Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile.
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Decision Deep Philosophy
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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Himself Man Marriage Woman
The wise man thinks about his troubles only when there is some purpose in doing so; at other times he thinks about other things, or, if it is night, about nothing at all.
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Man Night Purpose Thinking Wisdom
The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.
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Healing Mankind Philosophy
A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy can live.
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Greatness Happiness Live Quiet True
Sin is geographical.
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One Liner Place Sin
Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
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Fear Mad Philosophy
Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.
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Death Kill Patriotism Talk
I do not myself feel that any person who is really profoundly humane can believe in everlasting punishment.
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Believe Feeling Myself Person Philosophy
Language serves not only to express thought but to make possible thoughts that could not exist without it.
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Deep Existence Language Possible
Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.
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Death Happiness Love True
No nation was ever so virtuous as each believes itself, and none was ever so wicked as each believes the other.
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Believe Deep Nation Virtue
Is there any knowledge in the world that is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?
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Doubt Knowledge Philosophy World
In all affairs, it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.
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Healthy Philosophy
Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth but supreme beauty – a beauty cold and austere.
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Beautiful Mathematics Truth View
Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.
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Born Hope Misery

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