Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be truly moral.
Francis Bacon
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I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.
Samuel Johnson
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‘Pears like my heart go flutter, flutter, and then they may say, ‘Peace, Peace,’ as much as they likes – I know it’s goin’ to be war!
Harriet Tubman
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Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.
Samuel Johnson
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Sing me a new song; the world is transfigured; all the Heavens are rejoicing.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Nothing’s funnier to me than laughing at myself.
Phil McGraw
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Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.
Will Rogers
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Lord keep us all from sin. Teach us how to walk circumspectly; enable us to guard our minds against error of doctrine, our hearts against wrong feelings, and our lives against evil actions.
Charles Spurgeon
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A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.
John F. Kennedy
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I’ve 20,000 hours of clinical practice; you’re not naive after the first few thousand. I’ve helped people deal with things that most people can’t imagine.
Jordan Peterson
Got any book recommendations?