Category: philosopher
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The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness.
Thomas Aquinas
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In the late 19th century there was a major union organization, Knights of Labor, and also a radical populist movement based on farmers. It’s hard to believe, but it was based in Texas, and it was quite radical. They wanted their own banks, their own cooperatives, their own control over sales and commerce.
Noam Chomsky
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We acquire the strength we have overcome.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper.
Thomas Carlyle
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Prayer, among sane people, has never superseded practical efforts to secure the desired end.
George Santayana
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Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.
Socrates
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Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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A friend to all is a friend to none.
Aristotle
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All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly.
Thomas Aquinas
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War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.
Niccolo Machiavelli