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A life without adventure is likely to be unsatisfying, but a life in which adventure is allowed to take whatever form it will is sure to be short. Bertrand Russell
Life Will Whatever Take Allowed Adventure Likely Sure Without Short Form Which
The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilised men. Bertrand Russell
Great World Matter Men Animals Understanding Aim Philosophy Civilised Importance Most Practical Which Theoretical Even Savages
The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in the same sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics. Bertrand Russell
Science Physics Power Sense Energy Concept Same Which Social Fundamental
Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed. Blaise Pascal
Nature Man Thinking He Feeble Most Reed Thing
We are only falsehood, duplicity, contradiction; we both conceal and disguise ourselves from ourselves. Blaise Pascal
Disguise Ourselves Only Both Conceal Falsehood Contradiction Duplicity
Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything. Blaise Pascal
Education Ought Everything We Cannot About Since Know Known Anything Cannot Little
Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us and within us. Blaise Pascal
Happiness God Neither Both Within Without Nor Us
Imagination decides everything. Blaise Pascal
Imagination Everything Decide
The immortality of the soul is a matter which is of so great consequence to us and which touches us so profoundly that we must have lost all feeling to be indifferent about it. Blaise Pascal
Great Soul Matter Feeling Lost Must Immortality About Indifferent Which Us Profoundly Consequence
Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have different effects. Blaise Pascal
Words Arranged Effects Different Meaning Different Meaning Meanings Differently
Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this world. Blaise Pascal
Happiness Justice World Beauty Imagination Everything Which Creates Dispose
Law, without force, is impotent. Blaise Pascal
Law Force Without
Nothing is so intolerable to man as being fully at rest, without a passion, without business, without entertainment, without care. Blaise Pascal
Entertainment Man Business Passion Care Rest Nothing Intolerable Without Being Fully
There are some who speak well and write badly. For the place and the audience warm them, and draw from their minds more than they think of without that warmth. Blaise Pascal
Speak Think Minds Draw Some More Write Badly Well Without Audience Than Place Them Warm Warmth Who
It is incomprehensible that God should exist, and it is incomprehensible that he should not exist. Blaise Pascal
God He Exist Should Incomprehensible
I can well conceive a man without hands, feet, head. But I cannot conceive man without thought; he would be a stone or a brute. Blaise Pascal
Man Thought Would Would-Be Brute He Head Conceive Feet Well Without Hands Stone Cannot
The last proceeding of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which are beyond it. There is nothing so conformable to reason as this disavowal of reason. Blaise Pascal
Nothing Recognize Beyond Infinity Which Reason Things Last
If there is a God, whence proceed so many evils? If there is no God, whence cometh any good? Boethius
God Good Evils Cometh Any Whence Proceed Many
Freedom is a system based on courage. Charles Peguy
Freedom Courage System Based
It will sometimes strike a scientific man that the philosophers have been less intent on finding out what the facts are, than on inquiring what belief is most in harmony with their system. Charles Sanders Peirce
Man Sometimes Will Harmony Philosophers Strike Inquiring System Out Finding Facts Most Scientific Been Than Intent Less Belief
Hope and fear cannot alter the season. Chogyam Trungpa
Hope Fear Alter Cannot Season
Compassion automatically invites you to relate with people because you no longer regard people as a drain on your energy. Chogyam Trungpa
You People Compassion Energy Relate Longer Invites Because Regard Automatically Your Drain
Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on. Citium Zeno
World Fate Causation Goes Endless Whereby Which Formula Reason Chain Things
There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem, inspire with the same love for justice and virtue which men in general have for riches and honors... But the number of these men is so small that I only mention them in honor of humanity. Claude Adrien Helvetius
Love Justice Happy Humanity Strong Inspire Honor Men Disposition Virtue Honors Strong Desire General Only Small Mention Glory Same Esteem Which Them Riches Whom Desire Number
To those whose talents are above mediocrity, the highest subjects may be announced. To those who are below mediocrity, the highest subjects may not be announced. Confucius
Mediocrity Those Above Highest Announced Talents Subjects May Who Whose Below
The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most. Confucius
Book Neglect Our Books Honored Rule He Attention Most Because Salesman Very Should Brings Need
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