Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The old adage about giving a man a fish versus teaching him how to fish has been updated by a reader: Give a man a fish and he will ask for tartar sauce and French fries! Moreover, some politician who wants his vote will declare all these things to be among his ‘basic rights.’
Thomas Sowell
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To the best of my judgment, I have labored for, and not against, the Union. As I have not felt, so I have not expressed any harsh sentiment towards our Southern brethren. I have constantly declared, as I really believed, the only difference between them and us is the difference of circumstances.
Abraham Lincoln
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Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man.
Robert Louis Stevenson
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He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
Lao Tzu
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Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continues to live on. It is the force whereby we live.
Leo Tolstoy
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We’ve got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can’t just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it’s going to get on by itself. You’ve got to keep watering it. You’ve got to really look after it and nurture it.
John Lennon
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I can make more generals, but horses cost money.
Abraham Lincoln
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With every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us. We as parents are their most important role models.
Michelle Obama
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We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.
Aldous Huxley
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What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds.
Wayne Dyer
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