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Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn.

Bertrand Russell

Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.
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Deep Politics Truth
Your writing is never as good as you hoped, but never as bad as you feared.
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Fear Goodness Hope Writing Yourself
Boredom is therefore a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
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Deep Fear Mankind Problem Sin
To write a tragedy, a man must feel the tragedy. To feel tragedy, a man must be aware of the world in which he lives. Not only with his mind, but with his blood and sinews.
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Deep Feeling Man Tragedy Writing
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.
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Evidence Goodness Savage
Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of happy mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give.
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Company Happiness Life Love
Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.
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Imagination Knowledge Limitation Science
Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such departure as a criticism of themselves.
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Angry Leave People Philosophy
Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.
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Forget Humanity Remember Yourself
The use of self-control is like the use of brakes on the train. It is useful when you find yourself in the wrong direction but merely harmful when the direction is right.
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Control Direction Harm Wrong Yourself
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
There is no reason to suppose that the world had a beginning at all. The idea that things must have a beginning is really due to the poverty of our thoughts.
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Beginning Ideas Philosophy Reason World
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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Believe Food Goodness Honesty Live Myself People Sex Word
Machines have altered our way of life, but not our instincts. Consequently, there is maladjustment.
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Deep Life Ourselves Way
Sin is geographical.
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One Liner Place Sin
Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.
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Death Kill Patriotism Talk

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