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Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. The only function of a school is to make self-education easier; failing that, it does nothing.

Isaac Asimov

It’s humbling to think that all animals, including human beings, are parasites of the plant world.
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Animal Human Humble Plant Thinking World
The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”
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Culture Democracy Goodness Ignorance Intellectual Knowledge Life Meaning Wind Yourself
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
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Creation Ignorance Knowledge Philosophy Problem
In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.
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Advice Chess Game Life
To succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well.
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Alone Enough Oneself Planning Success
It is well-known that the friend of a conqueror is but the last victim.
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Deep Friendship Victim
If we only obey those rules that we think are just and reasonable, then no rule will stand, for there is no rule that some will not think is unjust and unreasonable.
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Goodness Obey Reason Rule Thinking
Life is a journey, but don’t worry, you’ll find a parking spot at the end.
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End Journey Life Worry Yourself
People think of education as something that they can finish.
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Deep Education People Philosophy Thinking
Inspect every piece of pseudoscience and you will find a security blanket.
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Pieces Science Security Yourself
When asked for advice by beginners. Know your ending, I say, or the river of your story may finally sink into the desert sands and never reach the sea.
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Beginning End Reach River Sea Story
Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. The only function of a school is to make self-education easier; failing that, it does nothing.
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Believe Easy Education Failure Function Kind Myself School
Man’s greatest asset is the unsettled mind.
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Greatness Man Mindset One Liner
If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster.
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Nothing has to be true, but everything has to sound true.
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There seems to be a feeling that anything that is natural is good. Strychnine is natural.
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Feeling Goodness Natural

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. The only function of a school is to make self-education easier; failing that, it does nothing.

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