Conceit is incompatible with understanding

Quote by Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

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The teaching of the church, theoretically astute, is a lie in practice and a compound...

The teaching of the church, theoretically astute, is a lie in practice and a compound...

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men...

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men...

The Christian churches and Christianity have nothing in common save in name: they are utterly...

The Christian churches and Christianity have nothing in common save in name: they are utterly...

Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your...

Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your...

The happiness of men consists in life. And life is in labor.

The happiness of men consists in life. And life is in labor.

There is trouble with a wife, but it's even worse with a woman who is...

There is trouble with a wife, but it's even worse with a woman who is...

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced.

Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced.

To sin is a human business, to justify sins is a devilish business.

To sin is a human business, to justify sins is a devilish business.

Before we can study the central issues of life today, we must destroy the prejudices...

Before we can study the central issues of life today, we must destroy the prejudices...

Laws are rules established by men who are in control of organized violence for the...

Laws are rules established by men who are in control of organized violence for the...

A human can be healthy without killing animals for food. Therefore if he eats meat...

A human can be healthy without killing animals for food. Therefore if he eats meat...

A leader is the wave pushed ahead by the ship.

A leader is the wave pushed ahead by the ship.

It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writing than to put one principle...

It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writing than to put one principle...

Man discovers truth by reason only, not by faith.

Man discovers truth by reason only, not by faith.

What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are,...

What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are,...

Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.

Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state,...

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state,...

The big thing among Christians these days is WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) Robert M

The big thing among Christians these days is WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) Robert M

We must be both more conservative and more liberal than most students of Christian worship:...

We must be both more conservative and more liberal than most students of Christian worship:...

Every generation tries to put its doctrine on a high shelf where the children can...

Every generation tries to put its doctrine on a high shelf where the children can...

Forgiveness is the act of admitting we are like other people.

Forgiveness is the act of admitting we are like other people.

The humble listen to their brothers and sisters because they assume they have something to...

The humble listen to their brothers and sisters because they assume they have something to...

Love will find a way. Indifference will find an excuse.

Love will find a way. Indifference will find an excuse.

The Will of Man Is Stronger Than Iron Bars.

The Will of Man Is Stronger Than Iron Bars.

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked...

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked...

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the...

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the...