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Small: Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority
Francis Bacon
"Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a
Aristotle
"He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god"
Aristotle, Philosopher
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Small: He was a wise man who invented beer
Plato
"He was a wise man who invented beer"
Plato, Philosopher
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Small: A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be fou
Plato
"A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men"
Plato, Philosopher
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Small: Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep
Albert Camus
"Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
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Small: I have no need for good souls: an accomplice is what I wanted
Jean-Paul Sartre
"I have no need for good souls: an accomplice is what I wanted"
Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher
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Small: Only the dead have seen the end of the war
George Santayana
"Only the dead have seen the end of the war"
George Santayana, Philosopher
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Small: I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of
Michel de Montaigne
"I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of"
Michel de Montaigne, Philosopher
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Small: Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without
Confucius
"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without"
Confucius, Philosopher
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Small: If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed if in terms of ten years, plant trees if in terms of 100 years,
Confucius
"If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people"
Confucius, Philosopher
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Small: Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for
Bertrand Russell
"Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
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Small: Law, without force, is impotent
Blaise Pascal
"Law, without force, is impotent"
Blaise Pascal, Philosopher
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Small: If man made himself the first object of study, he would see how incapable he is of going further. How can a pa
Blaise Pascal
"If man made himself the first object of study, he would see how incapable he is of going further. How can a part know the whole?"
Blaise Pascal, Philosopher
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Small: Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unplea
Blaise Pascal
"Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unpleasant. Cold is agreeable, that we may get warm"
Blaise Pascal, Philosopher
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Small: Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul
Democritus
"Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul"
Democritus, Philosopher
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Small: You are done for - a living dead man - not when you stop loving but stop hating. Hatred preserves: in it, in i
Emile M. Cioran
"You are done for - a living dead man - not when you stop loving but stop hating. Hatred preserves: in it, in its chemistry, resides the mystery of life"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
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Small: Sperm is a bandit in its pure state
Emile M. Cioran
"Sperm is a bandit in its pure state"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
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Small: A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants
Arthur Schopenhauer
"A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants"
Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher
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Small: Where there is no property there is no injustice
John Locke
"Where there is no property there is no injustice"
John Locke, Philosopher
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Small: A beautiful woman should break her mirror early
"A beautiful woman should break her mirror early"
Baltasar Gracian, Philosopher
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Small: Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another
"Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another"
John Dewey, Philosopher
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Small: Custom is the great guide to human life
David Hume
"Custom is the great guide to human life"
David Hume, Philosopher
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Small: Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation
"Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation"
Thomas Hobbes, Philosopher
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Small: We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse
Dean Inge
"We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse"
Dean Inge, Philosopher
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Small: Households, cities, countries, and nations have enjoyed great happiness when a single individual has taken hee
Philo
"Households, cities, countries, and nations have enjoyed great happiness when a single individual has taken heed of the Good and Beautiful. Such people not only liberate themselves; they fill those they meet with a free mind"
Philo, Philosopher
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Small: We have first raised a dust and then complain we cannot see
George Berkeley
"We have first raised a dust and then complain we cannot see"
George Berkeley, Philosopher
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Small: To silence criticism is to silence freedom
"To silence criticism is to silence freedom"
Sidney Hook, Philosopher
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Small: The Law is but words and paper without the hands of swords of men
"The Law is but words and paper without the hands of swords of men"
James Harrington, Philosopher
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Small: The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears
"The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears"
Heraclitus, Philosopher
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Small: Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
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