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The only true free-thinker is he whose intellect is as much free from the future as from the past. He cares as little for what will be as for what has been; he cares only for what ought to be. And for my present purpose I specially insist on this abstract independence. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Rene Descartes quote: "When it is not in our power to determine what is true, we..."
When it is not in our power to determine what is true, we ought to follow what is most probable. Rene Descartes
Equality,' said Steerpike,' is the thing. It is the only true and central premise from which constructive ideas can radiate freely and be operated without prejudice. Absolute equality of status. Equality of wealth. Equality of power. Mervyn Peake
Lastly, tea--unless one is drinking it in the Russian style--should be drunk WITHOUT SUGAR. I know very well that I am in a minority here. But still, how can you call yourself a true tea-lover if you destroy the flavour of your tea by putting sugar in it? It would be equally reasonable to put in pepper or salt. Tea is meant to be bitter, just as beer is meant to be bitter. If you sweeten it, you are no longer tasting the tea, you are merely tasting the sugar; you could make a very similar... George Orwell
Lady Gaga quote: "I'm telling you a lie in a vicious effort that you will repeat..."
I'm telling you a lie in a vicious effort that you will repeat my lie over and over until it becomes true Lady Gaga
It's terrible to lose somebody, but it's also true that some people never have anybody to lose, and i think that's got to be so much worse. Barbara Kingsolver
George R. R. Martin quote: "Jon lied ... loudly, as if that could make it true."
Jon lied ... loudly, as if that could make it true. George R. R. Martin
...he plundered the living treasure of those shelves. There was Burton's marvelous Anatomy, his staggering erudition never smelling of the dust or of the lamp...There was the dark tremendous music of Sir Thomas Browne, and Hooker's sounding and tremendous passion made great by genius and made true by faith. Thomas Wolfe
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. (This is not actually true. The raid to Hell is paved with frozen door-to-door salesman. On weekends, many of the younger demons go ice skating down it.) Terry Prachett
George R. R. Martin quote: "The heart lies and the head plays tricks with us, but the eyes..."
The heart lies and the head plays tricks with us, but the eyes see true. George R. R. Martin
The true test of any scholar's work is not what his contemporaries say, but what happens to his work in the next 25 or 50 years. And the thing that I will really be proud of is if some of the work I have done is still cited in the text books long after I am gone. Milton Friedman
James Carville quote: "Victoria Westover and Shari Monetta are true patriots"
Victoria Westover and Shari Monetta are true patriots James Carville
E. Y. Harburg quote: "Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams..."
Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true. E. Y. Harburg
Stephen King quote: "Superstition, like true love, needs time to grow and reflect..."
Superstition, like true love, needs time to grow and reflect upon itself. Stephen King
John Steinbeck quote: "I know three things will never be believed - the true, the..."
I know three things will never be believed - the true, the probable, and the logical John Steinbeck

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