Quotes 141 till 160 of 211.
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The more abstract the truth you want to teach, the more thoroughly you must seduce the senses to accept it.
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The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.
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The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.
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The origin of all science is the desire to know causes, and the origin of all false science and imposture is the desire to accept false causes rather than none; or, which is the same thing, in the unwillingness to acknowledge our own ignorance.
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The philosophical spirit is not satisfied to simply accept what it is told, no matter how much prestige the teller seems to have. This is true even if the teller is a god.
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The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions.
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The president has undermined trust. No longer will the members of Congress be entitled to accept his veracity. Caveat emptor has become the word. Every member of Congress is on his or her own to determine the truth.
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The safety of the republic being the supreme law, and Texas having offered us the key to the safety of our country from all foreign intrigues and diplomacy, I say accept the key... and bolt the door at once.
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The story of Americans is the story of arrested metamorphoses. Those who achieve success come to a halt and accept themselves as they are. Those who fail become resigned and accept themselves as they are.
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The trials on the road to world harmony are no greater than the courage of those who accept the challenge.
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The way I see politics is, I don't think it's cynical to accept the fact politicians are human beings, that they're flawed, and they represent the best and the worst of us.
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The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.
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The winning team has a dedication. It will have a core of veteran players who set the standards. They will not accept defeat.
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The world isn't kept running because it's a paying proposition. (God doesn't make a cent on the deal.) The world goes on because a few men in every generation believe in it utterly, accept it unquestioningly; they underwrite it with their lives.
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There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.
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There comes a time in each life like a point of fulcrum. At that time you must accept yourself. It is not anymore what you will become. It is what you are and always will be.
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There is an increasing awareness of the interrelatedness of things. We are becoming less prone to accept an immediate solution without questioning its larger implications.
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To accept civilization as it is practically means accepting decay.
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To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings.
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