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It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak.

Eric Hoffer

Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.
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Corruption Faith Power
Language was invented to ask questions.
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Invention Language Talk
Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
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Charm Difference Growth Stupidity
You can never get enough of what you don’t need to make you happy.
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Enough Happiness Need Philosophy Wisdom Yourself
The future belongs to the learners-not the knowers.
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Future Learning World
Nothing comes easily. My work smells of sweat.
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Easy Inspirational Motivational Work
I can never forget that one of the most gifted, best educated nations in the world, of its own free will, surrendered its fate into the hands of a maniac.
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Best Education Fate Forget Freedom Gift Hands Mad Myself Nation Surrender Willing 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
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
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Lie Loud Ourselves
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
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Blessing Count Hard Mathematics Ourselves
The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
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Deep Happiness Search Wisdom
No matter how noble the objectives of a government, if it blurs decency and kindness, cheapens human life, and breeds ill will and suspicion; it is an evil government.
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Born Evil Government Human Kindness Life Sick Willing
Nowhere at present is there such a measureless loathing of their country by educated people as in America.
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Country Education Nation Present
The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.
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Atheist Care God Religious
I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind.
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Mindset Myself Prejudice
Unlike the pattern which seems to prevail in the rest of life, in the human species the weak not only survive but often triumph over the strong. The self-hatred inherent in the weak unlocks energies far more formidable then those mobilized by an ordinary struggle for existence.
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Energy Existence Hate Human Life Pattern Strong Struggle Survive Weakness Win

It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak.

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