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There is no limit to the noble aspirations which the words my country may evoke.

William Ralph Inge

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A man is never so truly and intensely himself as when he is most possessed by God. It is impossible to say where, in the spiritual life, the human will leaves off and divine grace begins.
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Take away fear, and the battle of Freedom is half won.
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Civilization is being poisoned by its own waste products.
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I think middle-age is the best time, if we can escape the fatty degeneration of the conscience which often sets in at about fifty.
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Even the paradise of fools is not an unpleasant abode while it is inhabitable.
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No word in our language - not even Socialism - has been employed more loosely than Mysticism. The history of the word begins in close connexion with the Greek mysteries. A mystic is one who has been, or is being, initiated into some esoteric knowledge of Divine things, about which he must keep his mouth shut.
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The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind, not other peoples.
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Originality is undetected plagiarism.
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Originality, I fear, is too often only undetected and frequently unconscious plagiarism.
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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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The right use of leisure is no doubt a harder problem than the right use of our working hours. The soul is dyed the color of its leisure thoughts.
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Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.
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