Category: philosopher
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Fascism is not defined by the number of its victims, but by the way it kills them.
Jean-Paul Sartre
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I believe the right question to ask, respecting all ornament, is simply this; was it done with enjoyment, was the carver happy while he was about it?
John Ruskin
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The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.
Niccolo Machiavelli
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We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.
Henry David Thoreau
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We have but one permanent home: heaven – that’s still the old truth that we always have to re-learn – and it’s only through the impact of sad experiences that we assimilate it.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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If the United States loses the economic weapons of control, it is very much weakened.
Noam Chomsky
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
Marcus Aurelius
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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
Thomas Aquinas
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I am indeed amazed when I consider how weak my mind is and how prone to error.
Rene Descartes
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Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.
Ralph Waldo Emerson