A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
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Some kind of philosophy is a necessity to all but the most thoughtless, and in the absence of knowledge it is almost sure to be a silly philosophy.Bertrand Russell
Never let yourself be diverted either by what you would wish to believe or by what you think would have beneficent social effects if it were believed. Look only at ... the facts.
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One occasion for theological intervention to prevent the mitigation of human suffering was the discovery of anesthetics
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The qualities most needed are charity and tolerance, not some form of fanatical faith such as is offered to us by the various rampant isms
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Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.
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Vanity is a motive of immense potency.
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