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We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood. William James
Today Truth Tomorrow Live Call Ready Falsehood Get
Many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. William James
People Think Thinking Merely Prejudices Rearranging Many
Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits, they would give more heed to their conduct while in the plastic state. William James
Will Become Young State Would Give More Could Habits Mere Soon How Conduct Walking While Heed Realize Plastic
Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education. Zhuangzi
Education Punishments Rewards Form Lowest Lowest Form
Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity. Xun Kuang
Nature Evil Goodness Human Nature Caused Human Intentional Activity
The society based on production is only productive, not creative. Albert Camus
Creative Society Only Production Productive Based
Rebellion cannot exist without the feeling that somewhere, in some way, you are justified. Albert Camus
You Rebellion Somewhere Feeling Way Some Without Exist Cannot Justified
The only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the combat, at least refuses to join the regular armies and remains a freelance. Albert Camus
Freelance Only Join Remains Take He Part Combat Armies Without Least Committed Artist Refuses Refusing Really Regular Who
The absurd depends as much on man as on the world. For the moment, it is all that links them together. Albert Camus
Man Together World Absurd Links Depends Them Much Moment
There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn. Albert Camus
Fate Scorn Cannot
We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. In that race which daily hastens us towards death, the body maintains its irreparable lead. Albert Camus
Death Daily Before Living Thinking Habit Lead Towards Get Irreparable Which Race Acquiring Us Body
All that I know most surely about morality and obligations I owe to football. Albert Camus
Obligations About Morality Football Know Most Surely Owe
Truly fertile Music, the only kind that will move us, that we shall truly appreciate, will be a Music conducive to Dream, which banishes all reason and analysis. One must not wish first to understand and then to feel. Art does not tolerate Reason. Albert Camus
Music Art Will First Wish Analysis Kind Dream Must Only Shall Feel Understand Does Truly Fertile Conducive Move Which Then Us Reason Tolerate Appreciate
To cut short the question of the law of retaliation, we must note that even in its primitive form it can operate only between two individuals of whom one is absolutely innocent, and the other absolutely guilty. The victim, to be sure, is innocent. But can the society that is supposed to represent the victim lay claim to innocence? Albert Camus
Law Innocent Victim Society Innocence Other Claim Guilty Must Only Lay Absolutely Retaliation Individuals Between Primitive Supposed Operate Sure Question Represent Short Form Note Cut Even Whom Two
To govern means to pillage, as everyone knows. Albert Camus
Everyone Knows Govern Means
Men would live exceedingly quiet if these two words, mine and thine, were taken away. Anaxagoras
Words Men Live Mine Would Exceedingly Taken Were Quiet Away Thine Two
Death consists, indeed, in a repeated process of unrobing, or unsheathing. The immortal part of man shakes off from itself, one after the other, its outer casings, and - as the snake from its skin, the butterfly from its chrysalis - emerges from one after another, passing into a higher state of consciousness. Annie Besant
Death Man Snake Skin Other State Chrysalis Indeed Consists Immortal Outer Emerges Shakes Higher Part Another Passing Repeated Off Itself After Process Butterfly Consciousness
Socialism is the ideal state, but it can never be achieved while man is so selfish. Annie Besant
Man Selfish Socialism State Never Ideal Achieved While
It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. Aristotle
Art Other Telling Telling Lies Lies Poets Chiefly Taught Who Homer
In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds. Aristotle
Life Old Poverty Young Aid Other Those Out Weakness Mischief Misfortunes Noble True Noble Deeds Prime True Friends Comfort Sure Friends Refuge Deeds Incite Keep
If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost. Aristotle
Government Best Democracy Equality Liberty Will Thought Alike Some Attained Share Chiefly Persons Found Utmost
The alchemists in their search for gold discovered many other things of greater value. Arthur Schopenhauer
Value Other Greater Discovered Gold Many Search Things
A man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterward deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes. Arthur Schopenhauer
Man Looking Enjoy Pleasure Out Hoping Some More Delight Advance Part Particular Look Looking Forward Anything Afterwards Less Forward Satisfaction Enjoyed Flowing
Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax. Arthur Schopenhauer
Nature Human Nature Wax Politeness Human Warmth
Honor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is. Fame is something which must be won; honor, only something which must not be lost. Arthur Schopenhauer
Man Honor Lost Must Something Only Exceptional He Fame Won Which Means
It is in the treatment of trifles that a person shows what they are. Arthur Schopenhauer
Trifles Person Shows Treatment
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