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Language was invented to ask questions. Answers may be given by grunts and gestures, but questions must be spoken. Humanness came of age when man asked the first question.

Eric Hoffer

Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
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Beautiful Deal Equipment Existence Learning Truth World
Where freedom is real, equality is the passion of the masses. Where equality is real, freedom is the passion of a small minority.
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Difference Equality Freedom Passion Reality
A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people’s business.
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Business Character Man Mindset People Worth
It is compassion rather than the principle of justice which can guard us against being unjust to our fellow men.
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Compassionate Justice Man Principle Protection
The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
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Greatness Work
Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.
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Corruption Faith Power
Add a few drops of venom to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.
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Change Deep Poison Truth Yourself
Anger is a prelude to courage.
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Angry Courage One Liner
When people are bored it is primarily with themselves.
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Boredom Oneself People
Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible.
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Choice Goodness Habit Live Possible
The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets.
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Angel Hate Human Man Nature Savior
The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
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Deep Happiness Search Wisdom
The sick in soul insist that it is humanity that is sick, and they are the surgeons to operate on it. They want to turn the world into a sickroom. And once they get humanity strapped to the operating table, they operate on it with an ax.
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Doctor Humanity Room Sick Soul World
There is a tendency to judge a race, a nation or any distinct group by its leastworthy members.
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Judgement Nation Nature People
It is not actual suffering but the taste of better things which excites people to revolt.
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Excitement People Revolution Suffering Taste
Language was invented to ask questions. Answers may be given by grunts and gestures, but questions must be spoken. Humanness came of age when man asked the first question.
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Language was invented to ask questions. Answers may be given by grunts and gestures, but questions must be spoken. Humanness came of age when man asked the first question.

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