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Philosophy is the opposite of fairy tales


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A state that does not educate and train women is like a man who only trains his right arm.

A state that does not educate and train women is like a man who only trains his right arm.



A hydrogen atom in a cell at the end of my nose was once part of an elephant's trunk. A carbon atom in my cardiac muscle was once in the tail of a dinosaur.

A hydrogen atom in a cell at the end of my nose was once part of an elephant's trunk. A carbon atom in my cardiac muscle was once in the tail of a dinosaur.



How terribly sad it was that people are made in such a way that they get used to something as extraordinary as living.

How terribly sad it was that people are made in such a way that they get used to something as extraordinary as living.



The most subversive people are those who ask questions.

The most subversive people are those who ask questions.



An answer is always on the stretch of road that is behind you. Only a question can point the way forward.

An answer is always on the stretch of road that is behind you. Only a question can point the way forward.



The question of whether a thing is right or wrong, good or bad, must always be considered in relation to a persons needs.

The question of whether a thing is right or wrong, good or bad, must always be considered in relation to a persons needs.



Wasn’t it extraordinary to be in the world right now, wandering around in a wonderful adventure!

Wasn’t it extraordinary to be in the world right now, wandering around in a wonderful adventure!



Since the Renaissance, people have had to get used to living their life on a random planet in the vast galaxy.

Since the Renaissance, people have had to get used to living their life on a random planet in the vast galaxy.



We are thrown together with a sprinkling of stardust.

We are thrown together with a sprinkling of stardust.



Athens is like a sluggish horse, and I am the gadfly trying to sting it into life.

Athens is like a sluggish horse, and I am the gadfly trying to sting it into life.





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Cycling is a joy and faster than many other modes of transport, depending on the time of day. It clears the head.

Cycling is a joy and faster than many other modes of transport, depending on the time of day. It clears the head.



May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!

May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!



Among those evils which befall us, there are many which have been more painful to us in the prospect than by their actual pressure.

Among those evils which befall us, there are many which have been more painful to us in the prospect than by their actual pressure.



As I understand it, a born executive is a guy who, when anything difficult or unexpected happens, yells for somebody to come and help him.

As I understand it, a born executive is a guy who, when anything difficult or unexpected happens, yells for somebody to come and help him.



Love is hope. Hope is nectar.

Love is hope. Hope is nectar.



Neither Britain, a land fertile in tyrants, nor the people of Ireland, knew Moses and the prophets.

Neither Britain, a land fertile in tyrants, nor the people of Ireland, knew Moses and the prophets.



If you look at the polls - the conservatives are fine.I think there will be a fair amount of enthusiasm, or at least motivation. They very much want to remove President [Barack] Obama.

If you look at the polls - the conservatives are fine.I think there will be a fair amount of enthusiasm, or at least motivation. They very much want to remove President [Barack] Obama.



I must to the barber's, monsieur, for methinks I am marvellous hairy about the face.

I must to the barber's, monsieur, for methinks I am marvellous hairy about the face.




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