Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be ignorance, and affection to be art.
Khalil Gibran
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I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Instead of blaming everyone and everything else for your problems, pray for God to help you take an inventory of what’s been on your mind so you can think about what you’ve been thinking about.
Joyce Meyer
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Our motto at Blue Origin is ‘Gradatim Ferociter’: ‘Step by Step, Ferociously.’
Jeff Bezos
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Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute. Let generals secretly despair of triumph; killing will be defamed. Let priests secretly despair of faith: their compassion will be true.
Leonard Cohen
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I had a good time boxing. I enjoyed it – and I may come back.
Muhammad Ali
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For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.
Aeschylus
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Give me meaty roles, and I’ll sink my teeth into them!
Rishi Kapoor
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Your descendants shall gather your fruits.
Virgil
Got any book recommendations?