“Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle.”
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“I like the scientific spirit—the holding off, the being sure but not too sure, the willingness to surrender ideas when the evidence is against them: this is ultimately fine—it always keeps the way beyond open—always gives life, thought, affection, the whole man, a chance to try over again after a mistake—after a wrong guess.”
― Walt Whitman's Camden Conversations
― Walt Whitman's Camden Conversations
“The evil that is in the world almost always comes from ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.”
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“I have gained this by philosophy; I do without being ordered what some are constrained to do by their fear of the law.”
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“Learned we may be with another man's learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own.”
― The Complete Essays
― The Complete Essays
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