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Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.


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Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.



We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.



All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.

All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.



Those who fear the facts will forever try to discredit the fact-finders.

Those who fear the facts will forever try to discredit the fact-finders.



Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.

Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.



Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.

Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.



Oh! how near are genius and madness! Men imprison them and chain them, or raise statues to them.

Oh! how near are genius and madness! Men imprison them and chain them, or raise statues to them.



In general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.

In general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.



Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.

Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.



Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.

Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.





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The most talented people are always the nicest.

The most talented people are always the nicest.



And yet methinks the older that one growsInclines us more to laugh than scold, though laughterLeaves us so doubly serious shortly after.

And yet methinks the older that one growsInclines us more to laugh than scold, though laughterLeaves us so doubly serious shortly after.



Money is not single thing, it's relate to purpose.

Money is not single thing, it's relate to purpose.



Why harrow oneself by looking on the worst side?... Because it is sometimes necessary.

Why harrow oneself by looking on the worst side?... Because it is sometimes necessary.



We eat breads, and we eat it with butter.While some brothers, starve for water and leave near the gutter.

We eat breads, and we eat it with butter.While some brothers, starve for water and leave near the gutter.



Slowing down reminds you that the journey is supposed to be fun.

Slowing down reminds you that the journey is supposed to be fun.



Self-responsibility is the core quality of the fully mature, fully functioning, self-actualizing individual.

Self-responsibility is the core quality of the fully mature, fully functioning, self-actualizing individual.



Weather is a literary specialty, and no untrained hand can turn out a good article on it

Weather is a literary specialty, and no untrained hand can turn out a good article on it



On a park bench on 12th street, my whole crew's famous, you try bust your gat and keep it rel but you nameless

On a park bench on 12th street, my whole crew's famous, you try bust your gat and keep it rel but you nameless



Antonin Scalia knows that freedom of speech has consequences. And the consequences of freedom of speech are speech you don't like, that you don't want to hear, that you don't want to listen to.

Antonin Scalia knows that freedom of speech has consequences. And the consequences of freedom of speech are speech you don't like, that you don't want to hear, that you don't want to listen to.




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