Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but hell.
KARL POPPERAnd it implies that if we respect truth, we must search for it by persistently searching for our errors: by indefatigable rational criticism, and self-criticism.
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A theory that explains everything, explains nothing.
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Great men may make great mistakes.
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In my view, aiming at simplicity and lucidity is a moral duty of all intellectuals: lack of clarity is a sin, and pretentiousness is a crime.
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He who decides one day that scientific statements do not call for any further test and that they can be regarded as finally verified retires from the game.
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The simple truth is that truth is hard to come by, and that once found may easily be lost again.
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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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All life is problem-solving.
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History has no meaning.
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Science is most significant as one of the greatest spiritual adventures that man has yet known.
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In philosophy methods are unimportant; any method is legitimate if it leads to results capable of being rationally discussed.
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Science may be described as the art of systematic oversimplification.
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“It can’t happen here” is always wrong: a dictatorship can happen anywhere.
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The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite.
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Always remember that it is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood: there will always be some who misunderstand you.
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