You cannot deny the existence of God without asserting a whole raft of beliefs about the nature of the world.
“I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.”
― An Ideal Husband
― An Ideal Husband
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
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“I say, beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes. If there is not a new man, how can the new clothes be made to fit? If you have any enterprise before you, try it in your own clothes.”
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“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.”
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“Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”
― Tao Teh Ching
― Tao Teh Ching
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