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This is old, therefore it is good the other says, This is new, therefore it is better.

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The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind, not other peoples.
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I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago will ever be put out.
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Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching and profound than even happy love.
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Civilization is a disease which is almost invariably fatal.
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True faith is belief in the reality of absolute values.
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Joy is the triumph of life it is the sign that we are living our true life as spiritual beings.
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The game of life is worth playing, but the struggle is the prize.
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Faith is an act of self-consecration, in which the will, the intellect, and the affections all have their place.
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A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed it.
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There is no law of progress. Our future is in our own hands, to make or to mar. It will be an uphill fight to the end, and would we have it otherwise? Let no one suppose that evolution will ever exempt us from struggles. 'You forget,' said the Devil, with a chuckle, 'that I have been evolving too.
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In imperialism nothing fails like success. If the conqueror oppresses his subjects, they will become fanatical patriots, and sooner or later have their revenge if he treats them well, and governs them for their good, they will multiply faster than their rulers, till they claim their independence.
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Religion is caught, not taught.
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Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of new habits. When habit is formed, consciousness only interferes to spoil our performance.
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We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.
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Public opinion, a vulgar, impertinent, anonymous tyrant who deliberately makes life unpleasant for anyone who is not content to the average person.
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