Quotes 541 till 560 of 1376.
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Is discord going to show itself while we are still fighting, is the Jew once again worth less than another? Oh, it is sad, very sad, that once more, for the umpteenth time, the old truth is confirmed: ''What one Christian does is his own responsibility, what one Jew does is thrown back at all Jews.
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It always stimulates me to discover new examples of my own prejudice and stupidity, to realize that I don't know half as much as I think I do.
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It does not just happen. It is disclosed by science that practically one-half of trained intellectual resources are being mobilized for murderous purposes.
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It is a great mystery that though the human heart longs for Truth, in which alone it finds liberation and delight, the first reaction of human beings to Truth is one of hostility and fear!
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It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.
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It is a noble land that God has given us: a land that can feed and clothe the world; a land whose coastlines would enclose half the countries of Europe; a land set like a sentinel between the two imperial oceans of the globe.
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It is a sad truth, but we have lost the faculty of giving lovely names to things. Names are everything. I never quarrel with actions. My one quarrel is with words. The man who could call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one. It is the only thing he is fit for.
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man is in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
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It is always the best policy to tell the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.
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It is an enduring truth, which can never be altered, that every infraction of the Law of nature must carry its punitive consequences with it. We can never get beyond that range of cause and effect.
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It is difficult to discriminate the voice of truth from amid the clamor raised by heated partisans.
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It is easier to keep half a dozen lovers guessing than to keep one lover after he has stopped guessing.
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It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily seen, while the latter lies in the depth, where few are willing to search for it.
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It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
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It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
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It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.
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It is man that makes truth great, not truth that makes man great.
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It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world.
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It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes... we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to seek insight where it accords with our emotions - especially selfish ones.
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It is not insult from another that causes you pain. It is the part of your mind that agrees with the insult. Agree only with the truth about you, and you are free.
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