Uncertainty, in the presence of vivid hopes and fears, is painful, but must be endured if we wish to live without the support of comforting fairy tales. It is not good either to forget the questions that philosophy asks, or to persuade ourselves that we have found indubitable answers to them.
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Constant doubt can lead to paralysis if not balanced with action.
Just as we teach children to avoid being destroyed by motor cars if they can, so we should teach them to avoid being destroyed by cruel fanatics, and to this e…
He founded a religion, of which the main tenets were transmigration of souls and the sinfulness of eating beans.
To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a democracy.
The only certainty is that nothing is certain.
I tell you boys there aint any answer, just you believe me, there aint any answer,... there aint going to be any answer, there never has been any answer, that'…
We should always be prepared so as never to err to believe that what I see as white is black, if the hierarchic Church defines it thus.