To say that the universe was here last year, or millions of years ago, does not explain its origin. This is still a mystery. As to the question of the origin of things, man can only wonder and doubt and guess.
CLARENCE DARROWEducation was in danger from the source that always hampered it – religious fanaticism.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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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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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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Any one who thinks is an agnostic about something, otherwise he must believe that he is possessed of all knowledge. And the proper place for such a person is in the madhouse or the home for the feeble-minded.
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Life is a never-ending school, and the really important lessons all tend to teach man his proper relation to the environment where he must live.
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All men have an emotion to kill; when they strongly dislike someone they involuntarily wish he was dead. I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
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Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work.
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There are a lot of myths which make the human race cruel and barbarous and unkind. Good and Evil, Sin and Crime, Free Will and the like delusions made to excuse God for damning men and to excuse men for crucifying each other.
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The purpose of man is like the purpose of a pollywog – to wiggle along as far as he can without dying; or, to hang to life until death takes him.
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Never forget, almost every case has been won or lost when the jury is sworn.
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The trouble with law is lawyers.
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The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
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Scopes isn’t on trial; civilization is on trial.
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The law is a horrible business.
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There are two things that kill a genius – a fatal disease and contentment.
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I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.
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