"Here the ways of men divide. If you wish to strive for peace of soul and happiness, then believe; if you wish to be a disciple of truth, then inquire."
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"All truth is simple... is that not doubly a lie?"
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"I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't."
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"Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people."
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"In obedience there is always fear, and fear darkens the mind."
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"An honest man's word is as good as his bond."
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"New constellations of truth are daily discovered in the firmament of knowledge, and new stars are daily shining forth in each constellation."
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"Nothing is yet in its true form."
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"God is truth and light his shadow."
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"Nothing is hidden that will not be made known; nothing is secret that will not come to light."
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"We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect; we apprehend it just as much by feeling. Therefore, the judgment of the intellect is, at best, only the half of truth, and must, if it be honest, also come to an understanding of its inadequacy."
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"Democritus says, "But we know nothing really; for truth lies deep down"."
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"You think when you wake up in the mornin yesterday don't count. But yesterday is all that does count. What else is there? Your life is made out of the days it’s made out of. Nothin else."
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"One of the chief obstacles to intelligence is credulity, and credulity could be enormously diminished by instructions as to the prevalent forms of mendacity. Credulity is a greater evil in the present day than it ever was before, because, owing to the growth of education, it is much easier than it used to be to spread misinformation, and, owing to democracy, the spread of misinformation is more important than in former times to the holders of power."
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"If absolute truth belongs to anyone in this world, it certainly does not belong to the man or party that claims to possess it."
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"I believe that Gandhi’s views were the most enlightened of all the political men in our time. We should strive to do things in his spirit: not to use violence in fighting for our cause, but by non-participation in anything you believe is evil."
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"Truth, that fair goddess who comes always with healing in her wings."
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"We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be."
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"[Pragmatism's] only test of probable truth is what works best in the way of leading us, what fits every part of life best and combines with the collectivity of experience's demands, nothing being omitted."
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"Purity of soul cannot be lost without consent."
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