Either man will abolish war, or war will abolish man.
Escape from boredom is one of the really powerful desires of almost all human beings.
Since Adam and Eve ate the apple, man has never refrained from any folly of which he was capable.
Facts have to be discovered by observation, not by reasoning
The first step in a fascist movement is the combination under an energetic leader of a number of men who possess more than the average share of leisure, brutality, and stupidity. The next step is to fascinate fools and muzzle the intelligent, by emotional excitement on the one hand and terrorism on the other.
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do.
Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.
The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
The most valuable things in life are not measured in monetary terms. The really important things are not houses and lands, stocks and bonds, automobiles and real state, but friendships, trust, confidence, empathy, mercy, love and faith.
To understand the actual world as it is, not as we should wish it to be, is the beginning of wisdom.
Religion is based ... mainly upon fear ... fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death. Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand in hand. My own view on religion is that of Lucretius. I regard it as a disease born of fear and as a source of untold misery to the human race.
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.
My whole religion is this: do every duty, and expect no reward for it, either here or hereafter.
Why repeat the old errors, if there are so many new errors to commit?
The key to happiness is accepting one unpleasant reality every day.
We are told that Sin consists in acting contrary to God's commands, but we are also told that God is omnipotent. If He is, nothing contrary to His will can occur; therefore when the sinner disobeys His commands, He must have intended this to happen.
A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.
War doesn't determine who's right, it determines who's left
When you want to teach children to think, you begin by treating them seriously when they are little, giving them responsibilities, talking to them candidly, providing privacy and solitude for them, and making them readers and thinkers of significant thoughts from the beginning. That’s if you want to teach them to think.
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.
Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.
Even when the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken.
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