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It is compassion rather than the principle of justice which can guard us against being unjust to our fellow men.

Eric Hoffer

One of the chief differences between an adult and a juvenile is that the adult knows when he is an ass while the juvenile never does.
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Adult Difference Growth
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
A great man’s greatest good luck is to die at the right time.
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Goodness Greatness Luck Man Right Time
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
Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
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Guilty Justice Right Voice
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
To know a person’s religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.
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Brand Faith Listening Need Person Professional Religion Tolerance
When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.
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Freedom Imitation People
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
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Blessing Count Hard Mathematics Ourselves
To be fully alive is to feel that everything is possible.
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Alive Feeling Inspirational Possible
We run fastest and farthest when we run from ourselves.
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Deep Ourselves Philosophy Run
Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
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Charm Difference Growth Stupidity
Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.
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Ability Creativity Introduction Nature
The beginning of thought is in disagreement – not only with others but also with ourselves.
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Agreement Beginning Ourselves Thinking
A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority.
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Feeling Freedom Opinion Willing
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

It is compassion rather than the principle of justice which can guard us against being unjust to our fellow men.

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