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Law must be viewed as a formless mass of isolated decisions.


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A creative element is surely present in all great systems, and it does not seem possible that all sympathy or fundamental attitudes of will can be entirely eliminated from any human philosophy.

A creative element is surely present in all great systems, and it does not seem possible that all sympathy or fundamental attitudes of will can be entirely eliminated from any human philosophy.



Cruel persecutions and intolerance are not accidents, but grow out of the very essence of religion, namely, its absolute claims.

Cruel persecutions and intolerance are not accidents, but grow out of the very essence of religion, namely, its absolute claims.



Conservatism clings to what has been established, fearing that, once we begin to question the beliefs that we have inherited, all the values of life will be destroyed.

Conservatism clings to what has been established, fearing that, once we begin to question the beliefs that we have inherited, all the values of life will be destroyed.



Let philosophy resolutely aim to be as scientific as possible, but let her not forget her strong kinship with literature.

Let philosophy resolutely aim to be as scientific as possible, but let her not forget her strong kinship with literature.



Small groups or communities may be far more oppressive to the individual than larger ones. Men are in many ways freer in large cities than in small villages.

Small groups or communities may be far more oppressive to the individual than larger ones. Men are in many ways freer in large cities than in small villages.



Again, both literature and philosophy work by appealing to certain reigning idols.

Again, both literature and philosophy work by appealing to certain reigning idols.



The picture which the philosopher draws of the world is surely not one in which every stroke is necessitated by pure logic.

The picture which the philosopher draws of the world is surely not one in which every stroke is necessitated by pure logic.



Lastly, literature and philosophy both allow past idols to be resurrected with a frequency which would be truly distressing to a sober scientist.

Lastly, literature and philosophy both allow past idols to be resurrected with a frequency which would be truly distressing to a sober scientist.



Wisdom is not to be obtained from textbooks, but must be coined out of human experience in the flame of life.

Wisdom is not to be obtained from textbooks, but must be coined out of human experience in the flame of life.



If religion cannot restrain evil, it cannot claim effective power for good.

If religion cannot restrain evil, it cannot claim effective power for good.





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If you want to know the value of half a second, ask the person who came second in a sprint event at the Olympics.

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There is no man so blessed that some who stand by his deathbed won't hail the occasion with delight.

There is no man so blessed that some who stand by his deathbed won't hail the occasion with delight.



I want to be cremated so people won't come to worship at my bones.

I want to be cremated so people won't come to worship at my bones.



The way in which we think of ourselves has everything to do with how our world sees us and how we can see ourselves successfully acknowledged by that world.

The way in which we think of ourselves has everything to do with how our world sees us and how we can see ourselves successfully acknowledged by that world.



If Painting be Poetry's sister, she can only be a sister Anne, who will see nothing but a flock of sheep, while the other bodies forth a troop of dragoons with drawn sabres and white-plumed helmets.

If Painting be Poetry's sister, she can only be a sister Anne, who will see nothing but a flock of sheep, while the other bodies forth a troop of dragoons with drawn sabres and white-plumed helmets.



There are times I go out and meet people and flirt, but it's not really appropriate to have anything serious.

There are times I go out and meet people and flirt, but it's not really appropriate to have anything serious.



We all make terrible mistakes in our lives.

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