“What is tolerance? It is a necessary consequence of humanity. We are all fallible, let us then pardon each other's follies. This is the first principle of natural right.”
― Philosophical Dictionary
― Philosophical Dictionary
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.”
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And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.”
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“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”
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“Ironically, a species of resilient bacteria—in fact, the same species in each case—was found in both a NASA and an ESA clean room. Clearly, nature abhors a sterile room and is very determined to visit Mars.”
― All These Worlds Are Yours: The Scientific Search for Alien Life
― All These Worlds Are Yours: The Scientific Search for Alien Life
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