The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us.

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That which has been believed by everyone, always and everywhere, has every chance of being...

That which has been believed by everyone, always and everywhere, has every chance of being...

The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to...

The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to...

Politeness is organized indifference

Politeness is organized indifference

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very...

Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very...

The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things...

The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things...

To write regular verses destroys an infinite number of fine possibilities, but at the same...

To write regular verses destroys an infinite number of fine possibilities, but at the same...

That which has always been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false.

That which has always been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are...

Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are...

Poe is the only impeccable writer. He was never mistaken.

Poe is the only impeccable writer. He was never mistaken.

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator.

A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator.

Power without abuse loses its charm

Power without abuse loses its charm

A man's true secrets are more secret to himself than they are to others.

A man's true secrets are more secret to himself than they are to others.

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.

A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.

The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present...

The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present...

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.