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When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.

Eric Hoffer

We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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Reality Understand
The trouble is not chiefly that our universities are unfit for students but that many present-day students are unfit for universities.
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Change Children Education Student Trouble
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
The misery of a child is interesting to a mother, the misery of a young man is interesting to a young woman, the misery of an old man is interesting to nobody.
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Children Man Misery Mom Old Woman Young
We see through others only when we see through ourselves.
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Character Philosophy See Wisdom Yourself
An empty head is not really empty; it is stuffed with rubbish. Hence the difficulty of forcing anything into an empty head.
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Difficult Empty Force Wisdom
What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people’s faces as unfinished as their minds.
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Appearance Face Mindset People Walk
Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.
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Imitation One Liner Rude Strength Weakness
Anger is a prelude to courage.
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Angry Courage One Liner
Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.
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Corruption Deep Power Weakness
Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.
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Faith Hate Man People Yourself
Fair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us.
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Blame Fair Play Wrong
Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.
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Frustration Greatness Oneself Philosophy Satisfaction Wisdom
Jesus was not a Christian, nor was Marx a Marxist.
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God Identity Perspective Religious
When people are bored it is primarily with themselves.
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Boredom Oneself People
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

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