Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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It is only the forcible propagation of conventional Christianity that makes the agnostic so bitter toward the church. He knows that all the doctrines cannot possibly be true, but he would view them with toleration if he were asked merely to let them alone for the benefit of the masses whom they can help and succour.
H. P. Lovecraft
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I always was a rich person because money’s not related to happiness.
Paulo Coelho
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Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
Mark Twain
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I got the chance to be the secretary of state; I’m an international relations specialist. It doesn’t get better than that.
Condoleezza Rice
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Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
Francis of Assisi
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I myself eschew all stimulants. I also practically abstain from meat.
Nikola Tesla
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Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
Buddha
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I happen to be a big fan of Western civilization; I think it beats the hell out of tyranny and starvation.
Jordan Peterson
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Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
Pablo Picasso
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You can make more friends in two months by becoming really interested in other people, than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
Bernard Meltzer
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