Physical deformity, calls forth our charity. But the infinite misfortune of moral deformity calls forth nothing but hatred and vengeance.
CLARENCE DARROWProbably the undertaker thinks less of death than almost any other man. He is so accustomed to it that his mind must involuntarily turn from its horror to a contemplation of how much he makes out of the burial.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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I have suffered from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a hell of a lot more if I had been understood.
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In life one cannot eat his cake and have it, too; he must make his choice and then do the best he can to be content to go the way his judgment leads.
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Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.
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The law is a horrible business.
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It is just as often a great misfortune to be the child of the rich as it is to be the child of the poor. Wealth has its misfortunes. Too much, too great opportunity and advantage given to a child has its misfortunes.
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There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil.
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Chloroform unfit children. Show them the same mercy that is shown beasts that are no longer fit to live.
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Religion is the belief in future life and in God. I don’t believe in either.
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Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
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Whenever I hear people discussing birth control, I always remember that I was fifth.
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If there is to be any permanent improvement in man and any better social order, it must come mainly from the education and humanizing of man.
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The ability and inclination to use physical strength is no indication of bravery or tenacity to life. The greatest cowards are often the greatest bullies. Nothing is cheaper and more common than physical bravery.
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No nation can be really great that is held together by Gatling guns, and no true loyalty can be induced and kept through fear.
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Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies I give away.
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The truth is that brains have little to do with either the making or accumulating of money.
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