"There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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"For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don’t believe, no proof is possible." – Stuart Chase
“For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don’t believe, no proof is possible.” – Stuart Chase
"Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just." – Blaise Pascal
“Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.” – Blaise Pascal
"What is true is that honesty is incompatible with the amassing of a large fortune" – Mahatma Gandhi
“What is true is that honesty is incompatible with the amassing of a large fortune” – Mahatma Gandhi
"If you don’t change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news?" – William Somerset Maugham
“If you don’t change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news?” – William Somerset Maugham
"Forget candle, she lives the afterlife like a barn door in the wind." – Solon
“Forget candle, she lives the afterlife like a barn door in the wind.” – Solon
"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth." – Albert Einstein
“Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.” – Albert Einstein
"Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace." – Buddha
“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.” – Buddha
"The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom." – Aristotle
“The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.” – Aristotle
"Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see." – Benjamin Franklin
“Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.” – Benjamin Franklin
""It’s love," they say. You touch<br/>the right one and a whole half of the universe<br/>wakes up, a new half." – William Stafford
“”It’s love,” they say. You touchthe right one and a whole half of the universewakes up, a new half.” – William Stafford
"Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting a bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian" – Dennis Wholey
“Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting a bull not to attack you because …
"Public Opinion… an attempt to organize the ignorance of the community, and to elevate it to the dignity of physical force." – Oscar Wilde
“Public Opinion… an attempt to organize the ignorance of the community, and to elevate it to the dignity of physical force.” – Oscar Wilde
"Belief means not wanting to know what is true" – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Belief means not wanting to know what is true” – Friedrich Nietzsche
"Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war." – Albert Einstein
“I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves …
"Memories are the treasures that we keep locked deep within the storehouse of our souls, to keep our hearts warm when we are lonely." – Becky Aligada
“Memories are the treasures that we keep locked deep within the storehouse of our souls, to keep our hearts warm when we are lonely.” – …
"The final mystery is oneself." – Oscar Wilde
“The final mystery is oneself.” – Oscar Wilde
"Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice." – Reinhold Niebuhr
“Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond …
"Why waste time learning, when ignorance is instantaneous?" – Bill Watterson
“Why waste time learning, when ignorance is instantaneous?” – Bill Watterson
"Honest hearts produce honest actions." – Brigham Young
“Honest hearts produce honest actions.” – Brigham Young
"Forgiveness is not the misguided act of condoning irresponsible, hurtful behavior. Nor is it a superficial turning of the other cheek that leaves us feeling victimized and martyred. Rather it is the finishing of old business that allows us to experience the present, free of contamination from the past." – Joan Borysenko
“Forgiveness is not the misguided act of condoning irresponsible, hurtful behavior. Nor is it a superficial turning of the other cheek that leaves us feeling …
"To move ahead you need to believe in yourself…have conviction in your beliefs and the confidence to execute those beliefs." – Adlin Sinclair
“To move ahead you need to believe in yourself…have conviction in your beliefs and the confidence to execute those beliefs.” – Adlin Sinclair
"Conversation"<br/><br/>God and I in space alone . . .<br/>and nobody else in view . . .<br/>"And where are all the people,<br/>Oh Lord" I said,<br/> "the earth below<br/> and the sky overhead<br/>and the dead that I once knew?"<br/>"That was a dream," God smiled<br/>and said: "The dream that seemed to<br/>be true; there were no people<br/>living or dead; there was no earth,<br/> and no sky overhead,<br/>there was only myself in you."<br/>"Why do I feel no fear?" I asked,<br/>"meeting you here in this way?<br/>For I have sinned, I know full well<br/>and is there heaven and is there hell,<br/>and is this Judgement Day?"<br/>"Nay, those were but dreams"<br/> the Great God said, "dreams that have ceased to<br/> be.<br/>There are no such things as fear and sin;<br/>there is no you . . . you never have been.<br/>There is nothing at all but me." – Ella Wheeler Wilcox
“Conversation” God and I in space alone . . .and nobody else in view . . .“And where are all the people,Oh Lord” I said, …
"Once you can accept the universe as being something expanding into an infinite nothing which is something, wearing stripes with plaid is easy." – Albert Einstein
“Once you can accept the universe as being something expanding into an infinite nothing which is something, wearing stripes with plaid is easy.” – Albert …
"One lives in the hope of becoming a memory." – Antonio Porchia
“One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.” – Antonio Porchia
"Stupidity is the deliberate cultivation of ignorance" – William Gaddis
“Stupidity is the deliberate cultivation of ignorance” – William Gaddis
"The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it." – George Bernard Shaw
“The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.” – George …
"Live with integrity, respect the rights of other people, and follow your own bliss." – Nathaniel Branden
“Live with integrity, respect the rights of other people, and follow your own bliss.” – Nathaniel Branden
"Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us" – Oscar Wilde
“Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us” – Oscar Wilde
"Between friends there is no need of justice." – Aristotle
“Between friends there is no need of justice.” – Aristotle
"Slander cannot destroy an honest man – when the flood recedes the rock is there" – Chinese Proverbs
“Slander cannot destroy an honest man – when the flood recedes the rock is there” – Chinese Proverbs
"Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it." – Mark Twain
“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” – Mark Twain
"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." – Eleanor Roosevelt
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say …
"Truth is something which can’t be told in a few words. Those who simplify the universe only reduce the expansion of its meaning." – Anais Nin
“Truth is something which can’t be told in a few words. Those who simplify the universe only reduce the expansion of its meaning.” – Anais …
"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law." – Winston Churchill
“If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.” – Winston Churchill
"Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today’s events." – Albert Einstein
“Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today’s events.” – Albert Einstein
"Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear." – Mahatma Gandhi
“Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.” – Mahatma Gandhi
"Sincere forgiveness isn’t colored with expectations that the other person apologize or change. Don’t worry whether or not they finally understand you. Love them and release them. Life feeds back truth to people in its own way and time." – Sara Paddison
“Sincere forgiveness isn’t colored with expectations that the other person apologize or change. Don’t worry whether or not they finally understand you. Love them and …
"I’m an atheist, and I don’t have any belief in an afterlife. You could say that I’m resigned to the fact that this wonderful life that we get here is it. And having hit 60, it’s a good time to get resigned to these things and not be too nervous or upset – and enjoy what great times one can have." – David Gilmour
“I’m an atheist, and I don’t have any belief in an afterlife. You could say that I’m resigned to the fact that this wonderful life …