“Conquer the world by intelligence, and not merely by being slavishly subdued by the terror that comes from it.”
― Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
― Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
“You made me confess the fears that I have. But I will tell you also what I do not fear. I do not fear to be alone or to be spurned for another or to leave whatever I have to leave. And I am not afraid to make a mistake, even a great mistake, a lifelong mistake and perhaps as long as eternity too.”
― A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
― A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
“I was very fond of Lagneau’s phrase: “I have no comfort but in my absolute despair.”
― Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
― Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
“All those minds that are interested in finding out the truth communicate with each other across the distances of space and time. I, too, was taking part in the effort which humanity makes to know.”
― Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
― Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
“Science can teach us, and I think our hearts can teach us, no longer to look around for imaginary supporters, no longer to invent allies in the sky, but rather to look to our own efforts here below to make the world a fit place to live.”
― Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
― Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
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