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Vivid simplicity is the articulation, the nature of genius. Wisdom is greater than intelligence intelligence is greater than philosobabble.

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Whenever we want to combat our enemies, first and foremost we must start by understanding them rather than exaggerating their motives.
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It's simple, it's not that simple or life is simple, but the things in it are not. When a man does not understand it, he tends to inflate it. When he does, he tends to deflate it. In the end, neither images are fully accurate.
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Generally, there is a lot of truth value in stepping back, observing, then logically generalizing the extremes of what you see.
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Simplicity is a bliss that makes one comprehend.
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We are to love God most importantly so that we can grow to love people as he loved us, not so that we can feel more divine and worthy than the worldly.
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Telling an introvert to go to a party is like telling a saint to go to Hell.
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It always seems as though the definition of love will remain debatable by an opinionated world.
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If I were to envy any persons on this planet, it would be mountain hermits. You often hear old platitudes such as, 'Speak out. Be heard.' On the contrary, a breath of fresh air would be something like: 'Silence, think for at least 15 minutes, and then maybe speak out.
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The best people are always the worst. They drive everyone mad by being so good at second-guessing everything bad.
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With a philosophy education, one can infuriate his peers, intimidate his date, think of obscure, unreliable ways to make money, and never regret a thing.
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A major gap between many of the denominations stems from how people define some of the most basic terms, such as 'religion' itself.
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Gloating is a superficial glowing, floating is an idle flowing, and bloatedness is the paralysis of blowing up because silent movement results in loud victories.
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I believe in evolution in the sense that a short-tempered man is the successor of a crybaby.
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God favors men and women who delight in being made worthy of happiness before the happiness itself.
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In order to share one's true brilliance one initially has to risk looking like a fool: genius is like a wheel that spins so fast, it at first glance appears to be sitting still.
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If I were to vote, I would intentionally vote for the goofiest candidate. It is my theory that when the people can outwit the leader, the more respected their voices will be.
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There is more to joy than looking only for affirmation refusing to be challenged is the only bigotry.
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Ingredients to success: know what you do well, know what to do well, and know someone who's swell.
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Many people in a rather reckless context claim to 'just tell it like it is'. In actuality, nobody really stresses what one says so much as the motive behind what one says hence, he is merely blowing hot air and detracting from 'what is'.
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