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• The "ego" like its correlative "non-ego", is the product of the body, mind etc. The only proof of the existence of the real Self is realisation.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Real, Self, Ego

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2282, Manonmani Publishers

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• The nut of this tree is hung high aloft, wrapped in a silk wrapper, which is enclosed in a case of sole leather, which again is packed in a mass of shock absorbing, vermin proof pulp, sealed up in a waterproof, ironwood case, and finally cased in a vegetable porcupine of spines, almost impregnable. There is no nut so protected; there is no nut in our woods to compare with it as food. What is a Chesnut?

  Luis de Camoes

  Vegetables, Nuts, Tree

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• It is a lot easier to prove that you don't love someone than it is to prove that you do, but one of the best 'proofs' I know is the desire to devote time to the person with no expectation of any sort of compensation, including gratitude, in return.

  Marilyn vos Savant

  Love, Gratitude, Expectations

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• The greatest proof of Christianity for others is not how far a man can logically analyze his reasons for believing, but how far in practice he will stake his life on his belief.

  T. S. Eliot

  Christian, Prayer, Believe

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• The unity of the Bible is one of the wonderful proofs of the inspiration of God's Word- that all Scripture is given by inspiration of God.

  Adrian Rogers

  Inspiration, Unity, Scripture

  Adrian Rogers, Steve Rogers (2012). “What Every Christian Ought to Know”, p.19, B&H Publishing Group

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• If there is any one proof of a man's incompetence, it is the stagnant mentality of a worker who, doing some small routine job in a vast undertaking, does not care to look beyond the lever of a machine, does not choose to know how the machine got there or what makes his job possible, and proclaims that the management of the undertaking is parasitical and unnecessary.

  Ayn Rand

  Jobs, Men, Care

  Ayn Rand (1999). “The Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution”, p.35, Penguin

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• The first proof of a well-ordered mind is to be able to pause and linger within itself.

  Seneca the Younger

  Wise, Mind, Able

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• We are not very pleased when we are forced to accept a mathematical truth by virtue of a complicated chain of formal conclusions and computations, which we traverse blindly, link by link, feeling our way by touch. We want first an overview of the aim and of the road; we want to understand the idea of the proof, the deeper context.

  Hermann Weyl

  Truth, Math, Ideas

  Hermann Weyl (2013). “Levels of Infinity: Selected Writings on Mathematics and Philosophy”, p.33, Courier Corporation

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• IN THE ART OF PEACE we never attack. An attack is proof that one is out of control. Never run away from any challenge, but do not try to suppress or control an opponent unnaturally.. Let attackers come any way they like, and then blend with them. Never chase after opponents. Redirect each attack and get firmly behind it.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Running, Art, Challenges

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.147, Shambhala Publications

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• Everybody understood that if the proof is correct then no other recognition is needed.

  Grigori Perelman

  Recognition, Needed, Understood

  "Manifold Destiny". Interview with Sylvia Nasar and David Gruber, www.newyorker.com. August 28, 2006.

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• The security provided by a long-held belief system, even when poorly founded, is a strong impediment to progress. General acceptance of a practice becomes the proof of its validity, though it lacks all other merit.

  Bernard Lown

  Strong, Acceptance, Science

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• An argument frequently used by believers [is] to force unbelievers to soften their terms by accepting their opponents' definition; "Atheist" means without a concept of God that is logically convincing, not with proof that God does not exist.

  Jim Herrick

  Atheist, Mean, Doe

  Jim Herrick (1985). “Against the Faith: Essays on Deists, Skeptics, and Atheists”

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• If the people of this religion [Islam] are asked about the proof for the soundness of their religion, they flare up, get angry and spill the blood of whoever confronts them with this question. They forbid rational speculation, and strive to kill their adversaries. This is why truth became thoroughly silenced and concealed.

  Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr

  Flare Up, Blood, People

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• Never preach a sermon without a text from the Bible, a text containing the theme which you can elaborate. The text is the best proof in support of your argument. A sermon without a text is an argument without a proof.

  Isaac Mayer Wise

  Support, Argument, Theme

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• The great soul of power extends far beyond states, to every domain of life, from families to international affairs. And throughout, every form of authority and domination bears a severe burden of proof. It is not self-legitimizing. And when it cannot bear the burden, as is commonly the case, it should be dismantled.

  Noam Chomsky

  Self, Burden Of Proof, Soul

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• It is, from another angle, an attack on requiring proof in philosophy. And it's also the case, I guess, that my temperament is to like interesting, new, bold ideas, and to try and generate them.

  Robert Nozick

  Philosophy, Ideas, Interesting

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• There can be no proof that Blake's lyric is composed of the best words in the best order; only a conviction, accepted by our knowledge and judgment, that it is so.

  John Drinkwater

  Order, Judgment, Accepted

  John Drinkwater (1922). “The Lyric: An Essay”, p.8, Library of Alexandria

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• The word of knowledge, strictly employed, implies three things: truth, proof, and conviction.

  Richard Whately

  Understanding, Three, Conviction

  Richard Whately (1856). “Thoughts and Apophthegms: From the Writings of Archbishop Whateley”, p.15

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• We desperately need to understand something of the magnitude of sin, of evil, and of gross wickedness in this world if we are to appreciate our redemption. God's love, grace, and mercy shine all the brighter against the awful reality of evil. Indeed, the very existence of evil is a powerful proof of God's existence and holiness.

  Dave Hunt

  Powerful, Reality, Grace And Mercy

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• In London, theatregoers expect to laugh; in Paris, they wait grimly for proof that they should.

  Robert Dhery

  Paris, Laughing, Waiting

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• Assertion is not argument; to contradict the statement of an opponent is not proof that you are correct.

  Samuel Johnson

  Opponents, Belief, Argument

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• When the commission finds that a pig has entered the parlor, the exercise of its regulatory power does not depend on proof the pig is obscene.

  John Paul Stevens

  Exercise, Pigs, Justice

  "Stevens carved liberal legacy on high court". www.seattletimes.com. April 10, 2010.

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• I've heard claims that we can wish our way to perfect, permanent wellness, but I haven't seen any proof of that. Sickness and death are part of life. But you can optimize your life. You can make progress as you strive toward perfection.

  Brian Carter

  Health, Perfect, Wish

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• I called all the major network news bureaus, including Public Radio, and reported ozone AIDS cures coming out of Europe. Not a single reporter or show called back for details. I wrote and sent documentation to all the 'household word' TV talk show hosts who make their living acting 'concerned' and I tried all the 'AIDS fund raising spokespeople', show business celebs, even sending proof of their home addresses, but as of yet not one single phone call or inquiry came back for more.

  Ed McCabe

  Cancer, Home, Europe

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• Chess is a good way to learn, to keep your brain fit and the ego in check, a mental form of your local gymnasium. Those who see chess merely as a means of self-proof make the game experience uncomfortable and drive many of the better, more sensitive brains to analysis, correspondence, problems, studies and the like.

  Peter Abelard

  Mean, Self, Games

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