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To play billiards well was a sign of an ill-spent youth


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There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance-that principle is contempt prior to investigation.

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance-that principle is contempt prior to investigation.



The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.



The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.

The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.



The society exists for the benefit of its members; not its members for the benefit of the society.

The society exists for the benefit of its members; not its members for the benefit of the society.



No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy.

No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy.



All Socialism involves slavery.

All Socialism involves slavery.



Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.

Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.



This survival of the fittest implies multiplication of the fittest.

This survival of the fittest implies multiplication of the fittest.



Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.

Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.



Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.

Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.





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Time is, in fact, a cross to bear, it passes on inexorably and remorselessly, destroying everything in its wake, save art and works of the intellect.

Time is, in fact, a cross to bear, it passes on inexorably and remorselessly, destroying everything in its wake, save art and works of the intellect.



Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.

Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.



You can't hate anybody till you hate yourself and you can't love anybody till you love yourself.

You can't hate anybody till you hate yourself and you can't love anybody till you love yourself.



From the point of view of enlightenment, none of this has ever even been. All time and space, all the conditions that are apparent in the absence of enlightenment are unreal.

From the point of view of enlightenment, none of this has ever even been. All time and space, all the conditions that are apparent in the absence of enlightenment are unreal.



Even today a crude sort of persecution is all that is required to create an honorable name for any sect, no matter how indifferent in itself.

Even today a crude sort of persecution is all that is required to create an honorable name for any sect, no matter how indifferent in itself.



...I'd have cheerfully thrown Her Majesty and her hundred pounds of baggage to the curb, but that wasn't mature. ~Cat on Annette

...I'd have cheerfully thrown Her Majesty and her hundred pounds of baggage to the curb, but that wasn't mature. ~Cat on Annette



But I'm not an artist. Maybe an artist with a small a

But I'm not an artist. Maybe an artist with a small a



Don't take anything for granite. That's what tombstones are made of.

Don't take anything for granite. That's what tombstones are made of.



Players today are concerned about the money, but the large dollars only go to those players who are the best.

Players today are concerned about the money, but the large dollars only go to those players who are the best.



I've honestly really not seen almost any Superman stuff.

I've honestly really not seen almost any Superman stuff.




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