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A theory that explains everything, explains nothing.

Karl Popper

We can all participate in the heritage of man. We all can help to preserve it. And we can all make our own modest contribution to it.
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Help Man Nature Ourselves
Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but hell.
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Hell Philosophy
Instead of the greatest happiness for the greatest number, one should demand, more modestly, the least amount of avoidable suffering for all.
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Avoid Demand Greatness Happiness Philosophy Prayer Suffering
The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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Greatness Home Man Philosophy Soul Spiritual Wisdom World
The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory but progress.
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Argument Progress Victory Win
Every intellectual has a very special responsibility. He has the privilege and the opportunity of studying.
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Himself Privilege Responsibility Special Study
Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but hell.
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Hell Nature Promise
While differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.
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Deep Difference Equality Ourselves Philosophy
If we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them.
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Deep Destroy Oppression Philosophy Prepare Tolerance
I would rather find a single causal law than be the king of Persia!
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Law Myself
Great men may make great mistakes.
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Greatness Men Mistake One Liner
The way of science is paved with discarded theories that were once declared self-evident.
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Evidence Science Theory Way
Science is most significant as one of the greatest spiritual adventures that man has yet known.
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Adventure Greatness Man Science Spiritual
Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.
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Beginning Science
What we need and what we want is to moralize politics, not to politicize morals.
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Deep Moral Need Politics
I hold that he who teaches that not reason but love should rule opens up the way for those who rule by hate.
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Hate Love Myself Philosophy Teaching

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