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Nevertheless, when it is your lot to have to endure something that is (or seems to you) worse than the ordinary lot of mankind, Spinoza's principle of thinking about the whole, or at any rate about larger matters than your own grief, is a useful one. There are even times when it is comforting to reflect that human life, with all that is contains of evil and suffering, is an infinitesimal part of the life of the universe. Such reflections may not suffice to constitute a religion, but in a... Bertrand Russell
Napoleon Bonaparte quote: "Great men are meteors designed to burn so that earth may be..."
Great men are meteors designed to burn so that earth may be lighted. Napoleon Bonaparte
Orson Scott Card quote: "Do not shout at me, Mr. Quill," said John [Adams]. "Justice..."
Do not shout at me, Mr. Quill," said John [Adams]. "Justice may be blind, but she is not deaf. Orson Scott Card
Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations. If you desire glory, you may envy Napoleon, but Napoleon envied Caesar, Caesar envied Alexander, and Alexander, I daresay, envied Hercules, who never existed. Bertrand Russell
If I were asked to define the Hindu creed, I should simply say: Search after truth through non-violent means. A man may not believe in God and still call himself a Hindu. Hinduism is a relentless pursuit after truth... Hinduism is the religion of truth. Truth is God. Denial of God we have known. Denial of truth we have not known. Mahatma Gandhi
Louise Erdrich quote: "When every inch of the world is known, sleep may be the only..."
When every inch of the world is known, sleep may be the only wilderness that we have left. Louise Erdrich
Robert Fulghum quote: "But love may have to be left off the exam. Most of us will..."
But love may have to be left off the exam. Most of us will never learn. Robert Fulghum
The student of media soon comes to expect the New Media of any period whatever to be classed as 'pseudo' by those who acquired the patterns of earlier media, whatever they may happen to be. Marshall McLuhan
Theodore Roosevelt quote: "It may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but..."
It may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but the goal thus reached is not worth reaching. Theodore Roosevelt
History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days. What is the worth of all this? The only guide to a man is his conscience; the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield, because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes and the upsetting of our calculations;... Winston Churchill
We are the creatures of imagination, passion, and self-will, more than of reason or even of self-interest. Even in the common transactions and daily intercourse of life, we are governed by whim, caprice, prejudice, or accident. The falling of a teacup puts us out of temper for the day; and a quarrel that commenced about the pattern of a gown may end only with our lives. William Hazlitt
Do we walk in legends or on the green earth in the daylight?' A man may do both,' said Aragorn. 'For not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time. The green earth, say you? That is a mighty matter of legend, though you tread it under the light of day! J. R. R. Tolkien
I'm vile and perverted. I'm obsessed and deranged. I've existed for years but very little has changed. I'm the tool of the government and industry too. For I'm destined to rule and regulate you. You may think I'm pernicious, but you can't look away. I'll make you think I'm delicious with the stuff that I say. I'm the best you can get... have you guessed me yet? I'm the slime oozing out of your TV set.... Frank Zappa
C. S. Lewis quote: "I see you are an idiot, whatever else you may be..."
I see you are an idiot, whatever else you may be... C. S. Lewis
You may not see it now," said the Princess of Pure Reason, looking knowingly at Milo's puzzled face, "but whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way Norton Juster

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