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"The fact that a believer is happier than a sceptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality." Anti-Religion 4.6 avg (42 votes)
"It is most unwise for people in love to marry." Marriage 4.6 avg (5 votes)
"Imagine what you desire. Will what you imagine. Create what you will." Motivation & Goals 4.6 avg (10 votes)
"Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything about it, he shouldn't!" 4.6 avg (30 votes)
"A drama critic is a man who leaves no turn unstoned." Movies 4.5 avg (2 votes)
"Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time." Success 4.5 avg (8 votes)
"The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it." Debate, Thinking 4.5 avg (12 votes)
"It is necessary for the welfare of society that genius should be privileged to utter sedition, to blaspheme, to outrage good taste, to corrupt the youthful mind, and generally to scandalize one's uncles." Genius 4.4 avg (5 votes)
"Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it onto future generations." Life & Death 4.4 avg (19 votes)
"Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance." Knowledge 4.3 avg (7 votes)
"Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it." Patriotism 4.3 avg (35 votes)
"Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world." Miscellaneous 4.2 avg (6 votes)
"It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid." Truth & Lies 4.1 avg (7 votes)
"Lack of money is the root of all evil." Money 4.1 avg (17 votes)
"Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it." Liberty, Responsibility 4.0 avg (10 votes)
"I know of only one duty, and that is to love." Love 4.0 avg (4 votes)
"Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few." Democracy 4.0 avg (7 votes)
"Few people think more than two or three times a year. I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week." Thinking 4.0 avg (4 votes)
"Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The one nearest the door of course." Art, Clever Jabs 4.0 avg (10 votes)
"When we know what God is, we shall be gods ourselves." God 3.9 avg (7 votes)


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