Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Sir Walter, with his 61 years of life, although he never wrote a novel until he was over 40, had, fortunately for the world, a longer working career than most of his brethren.
Arthur Conan Doyle
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Let us work without theorizing, tis the only way to make life endurable.
Voltaire
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All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman; and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince.
Plato
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There is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on the point of view.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.
Marcus Aurelius
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The part that always shocked me was the inter-community violence among the chimps: the patrols and the vicious attacks on strangers that lead to death. It’s an unfortunate parallel to human behavior – they have a dark side just as we do. We have less excuse, because we can deliberate, so I believe only we are capable of true calculated evil.
Jane Goodall
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The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.
Chanakya
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I had never seen a white teacher before, but Mrs. Henry was the nicest teacher I ever had.
Ruby Bridges
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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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