Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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I like mathematics because it is not human and has nothing particular to do with this planet or with the whole accidental universe – because, like Spinoza’s God, it won’t love us in return.
Bertrand Russell
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We all have the duty to do good.
Pope Francis
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Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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When people told me ‘It’s great to be here’, they meant at the house, not with me.
Rahm Emanuel
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A fool and his money are soon elected.
Will Rogers
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The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
Epictetus
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A straight oar looks bent in the water. What matters is not merely that we see things but how we see them.
Michel de Montaigne
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I have always liked the idea of going to print because a big part of what we are about is to disseminate knowledge throughout the world and not just to people who have broadband.
Jimmy Wales
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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte
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