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That all men are equal is a proposition which, at ordinary times, no sane individual has ever given his assent.

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Dream in a pragmatic way.

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That we are not much sicker and much madder than we are is due exclusively to that most blessed and blessing of all natural graces, sleep.

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A country which proposes to make use of modern war as an instrument of policy must possess a highly centralized, all-powerful executive, hence the absurdity of talking about the defense of democracy by force of arms. A democracy which makes or effectively prepares for modern scientific war must necessarily cease to be democratic.

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A man's worst difficulties begin when he is able to do as he likes.

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Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.

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Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth. By simply not mentioning certain subjects... totalitarian propagandists have influenced opinion much more effectively than they could have by the most eloquent denunciations.

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Feasts must be solemn and rare, or else they cease to be feasts.

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The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which mean never losing your enthusiasm.

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Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.

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When one's ill or unhappy, one needs something outside oneself to hold one up. It is a good thing, I think, when one has been knocked out of one's balance . to have some external job or duty to hang on to.

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Industrial man --a sentient reciprocating engine having a fluctuating output, coupled to an iron wheel revolving with uniform velocity. And then we wonder why this should be the golden age of revolution and mental derangement.

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Words from the thread on which we string our experiences.

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Specialized meaninglessness has come to be regarded, in certain circles, as a kind of hallmark of true science.

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Facts are ventriloquists dummies. Sitting on a wise man's knee they may be made to utter words of wisdom; elsewhere, they say nothing, or talk nonsense, or indulge in sheer diabolism

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Pleasure cannot be shared; like Pain, it can only be experienced or inflicted, and when we give pleasure to our Lovers or bestow Charity upon ...

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Imperishable renown is cold comfort when you can only enjoy it in the tomb!

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After the separation of death one can eventually swallow back one's grief, but the separation of the living is an endless, unappeasable anxiety.

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The finest works of art are precious, among other reasons, because they make it possible for us to know, if only imperfectly and for a little while, what it actually feels like to think subltly and feel nobly.

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That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane human being has ever given his assent.

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