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I think that a particle must have a separate reality independent of the measurements. That is an electron has spin, location and so forth even when it is not being measured. I like to think that the moon is there even if I am not looking at it. Albert Einstein I do not feel obliged to believe that the same god who has endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. Galileo The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds. Will Durant
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A History Of Muslim Philosophy - 2 Vols. by M.M. Sharif.
We are discussing no small matter, but how we ought to live. Socrates The unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates To know others is wisdom, to know thyself is enlightenment. Lao Tzu Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. Albert Einstein I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker. The example of great and pure individuals is the only thing that can lead us to noble thoughts and deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and irresistibly invites abuse. Can anyone imagine Moses, Jesus or Ghandi armed with the money-bags of Carnegie? Albert Einstein The superior person understands rightness; the inferior person understands profit. Confucius Trust not in a man's words. The truth is manifest in his actions. Jeffrey Pancoast Everyone's crying out for peace... None is crying out for justice. Peter Tosh It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare. Mark Twain Man does not strive after happiness; only the Englishman does that. Nietzsche (against Utilitarianism) At the end of the game the king and the pawn go back in the same box. Unknown My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind. Albert Einstein I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details. Albert Einstein God may be subtle, but he isn't plain mean. Albert Einstein If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed. Albert Einstein The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life. Albert Einstein
If it had not been for the discontent of a few who had not been satisfied with their condition we would still be living in caves. Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization. Eugene Debs Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana When people ask me to compare the 20th century to older civilizations, I always say the same thing: The situation is normal." Will Durant I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. Albert Einstien A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem. Albert Einstein Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind. Albert Einstein
It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living. Jean Jacques Rousseau An empty stomach is not a good political adviser. Albert Einstein In the state of nature profit is the measure of right. Thomas Hobbes It may be true that you can't fool all the people all the time, but you can fool enough of them to rule a large country. Will Durant It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action, and a minority can. Jean Jacques Rousseau The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority. Will Durant In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results. Albert Einstein
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