By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINPolitical tags – such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth – are never basic criteria.
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One man’s theology is another man’s belly laugh.
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Being right too soon is socially unacceptable.
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There is no way that writers can be tamed and rendered civilized or even cured.
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Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
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Theologians can persuade themselves of anything.
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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.
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It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.
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May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.
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Political tags – such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth – are never basic criteria.
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Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it’s supposed to do.
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Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy.
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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don’t ever count on having both at once.
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Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.
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I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.
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When a place gets crowded enough to require ID’s, social collapse is not far away. It is time to go elsewhere.
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