Volumes might be written upon the impiety of the pious.
HERBERT SPENCEROur lives are universally shortened by our ignorance.
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Marriage: A word which should be pronounced ‘mirage’.
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In science the important thing is to modify and change one’s ideas as science advances.
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Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded.
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The fact disclosed by a survey of the past that majorities have been wrong must not blind us to the complementary fact that majorities have usually not been entirely wrong.
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The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear a constant relationship.
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Divine right of kings means the divine right of anyone who can get uppermost.
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Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror.
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Science is organized knowledge.
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Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance.
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Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.
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The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.
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We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced.
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The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.
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What a cage is to the wild beast, law is to the selfish man.
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Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.
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