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False hope can lead to intemperate choices and flawed decision making. True hope takes into account the real threats that exist and seeks to navigate the best path around them Picture Quote #1

There is always a point in the writing of a piece when I sit in a room literally papered with false starts and cannot put one word after another and imagine that I have suffered a small stroke, leaving me apparently undamaged but actually aphasic Picture Quote #1

Truth gives no advantage. It gives no higher status, no power over others; all you get is truth and freedom from the false Picture Quote #1

It is easy, retrospectively, to endow one’s youth with a false precocity or a false innocence; to tamper with the dates marking one’s stature on the edge of the door Picture Quote #1

Everywhere there is apathy. Nobody cares whether that which is preached is true or false. A sermon is a sermon whatever the subject; only, the shorter it is, the better Picture Quote #1

Innocent people can get into terrible jams, too. One false move and you’re in over your head Picture Quote #1

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Lying is a false significance of speech, with a will to deceive, which cannot be cured but by shame and reason; it is a monstrous and wicked evil, that filthily depraved and defileth the tongue of man Picture Quote #1

The new friends whom we make after attaining a certain age and by whom we would fain replace those whom we have lost, are to our old friends what glass eyes, false teeth and wooden legs are to real eyes, natrual teeth and legs of flesh and bone Picture Quote #1

Regrets are as personal as fingerprints. Discarding what is vain or false, facing the facts that should truly disturb your conscience, is worth whatever time it takes or pain it may cause. It can pay to the future what you owe to the past Picture Quote #1

There exists a false aristocracy based on family name, property, and inherited wealth. But there likewise exists a true aristocracy based on intelligence, talent and virtue Picture Quote #1

Sex is as important as eating or drinking and we ought to allow the one appetite to be satisfied with as little restraint or false modesty as the other Picture Quote #1

Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear tactics Picture Quote #1

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The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it Picture Quote #1

The impression forces itself upon one that men measure by false standards, that everyone seeks power, success, riches for himself, and admires others who attain them, while undervaluing the truly precious thing in life Picture Quote #1

If we judge ourselves only by our aspirations and everyone else only their conduct we shall soon reach a very false conclusion Picture Quote #1

I have often had occasion to notice how, where a direct question would fail to elicit a response, a false assumption brings instant information in the form of a contradiction Picture Quote #1

There is false humility and genuine humility and between them, there is a desire of the practitioner to become humble Picture Quote #1

A train of thought is never false. The falsehood lies deep in the necessities of existence Picture Quote #1

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There are 869 different forms of lying, but only one of them has been squarely forbidden. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor Picture Quote #1

Evil is license, and that is why it is monotonous: everything has to be drawn from ourselves. One is condemned to false infinity. That is hell itself Picture Quote #1

When you live in a false society, that bases its wealth upon money, then that society itself will collapse eventually. Not because I say so, because it’s not based on physical reference Picture Quote #1

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes and threats of heaven and sea, himself standing unmoved Picture Quote #1

Politics is not an end, but a means. It is not a product, but a process. It is the art of government. Like other values it has its counterfeits. So much emphasis has been placed upon the false that the significance of the true has been obscured and politics has come to convey the meaning of crafty and cunning selfishness, instead of candid and sincere service Picture Quote #1

There is no vice that doth so cover a man with shame as to be found false and perfidious Picture Quote #1

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All men naturally hate one another. They employ lust as far as possible in the service of the public weal. But this is only a pretence and a false image of love; for at bottom it is only hate Picture Quote #1

Be it true or false, what is said about men often has as much influence upon their lives, and especially upon their destinies, as what they do Picture Quote #1

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth Picture Quote #1

Praise from the common people is generally false, and rather follows vain persons than virtuous ones Picture Quote #1

Real merit requires as much labor, to be placed in a true light, as humbug to be elevated to an unworthy eminence; only the success of the false is temporary, that of the true, immortal Picture Quote #1

There are those who say that revealed religion and organic evolution can be harmonized. This is both false and devilish Picture Quote #1

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False hope can lead to intemperate choices and flawed decision making. True hope takes into account the real threats that exist and seeks to navigate the best path around them (False Quotes) There is always a point in the writing of a piece when I sit in a room literally papered with false starts and cannot put one word after another and imagine that I have suffered a small stroke, leaving me apparently undamaged but actually aphasic (False Quotes) Truth gives no advantage. It gives no higher status, no power over others; all you get is truth and freedom from the false (False Quotes) It is easy, retrospectively, to endow one’s youth with a false precocity or a false innocence; to tamper with the dates marking one’s stature on the edge of the door (False Quotes) Everywhere there is apathy. Nobody cares whether that which is preached is true or false. A sermon is a sermon whatever the subject; only, the shorter it is, the better (False Quotes) Innocent people can get into terrible jams, too. One false move and you’re in over your head (False Quotes) Lying is a false significance of speech, with a will to deceive, which cannot be cured but by shame and reason; it is a monstrous and wicked evil, that filthily depraved and defileth the tongue of man (False Quotes) The new friends whom we make after attaining a certain age and by whom we would fain replace those whom we have lost, are to our old friends what glass eyes, false teeth and wooden legs are to real eyes, natrual teeth and legs of flesh and bone (False Quotes) Regrets are as personal as fingerprints. Discarding what is vain or false, facing the facts that should truly disturb your conscience, is worth whatever time it takes or pain it may cause. It can pay to the future what you owe to the past (False Quotes) There exists a false aristocracy based on family name, property, and inherited wealth. But there likewise exists a true aristocracy based on intelligence, talent and virtue (False Quotes) Sex is as important as eating or drinking and we ought to allow the one appetite to be satisfied with as little restraint or false modesty as the other (False Quotes) Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear tactics (False Quotes) The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it (False Quotes) The impression forces itself upon one that men measure by false standards, that everyone seeks power, success, riches for himself, and admires others who attain them, while undervaluing the truly precious thing in life (False Quotes) If we judge ourselves only by our aspirations and everyone else only their conduct we shall soon reach a very false conclusion (False Quotes) I have often had occasion to notice how, where a direct question would fail to elicit a response, a false assumption brings instant information in the form of a contradiction (False Quotes) There is false humility and genuine humility and between them, there is a desire of the practitioner to become humble (False Quotes) A train of thought is never false. The falsehood lies deep in the necessities of existence (False Quotes) There are 869 different forms of lying, but only one of them has been squarely forbidden. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor (False Quotes) Evil is license, and that is why it is monotonous: everything has to be drawn from ourselves. One is condemned to false infinity. That is hell itself (False Quotes) When you live in a false society, that bases its wealth upon money, then that society itself will collapse eventually. Not because I say so, because it’s not based on physical reference (False Quotes) As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes and threats of heaven and sea, himself standing unmoved (False Quotes) Politics is not an end, but a means. It is not a product, but a process. It is the art of government. Like other values it has its counterfeits. So much emphasis has been placed upon the false that the significance of the true has been obscured and politics has come to convey the meaning of crafty and cunning selfishness, instead of candid and sincere service (False Quotes) There is no vice that doth so cover a man with shame as to be found false and perfidious (False Quotes) All men naturally hate one another. They employ lust as far as possible in the service of the public weal. But this is only a pretence and a false image of love; for at bottom it is only hate (False Quotes) Be it true or false, what is said about men often has as much influence upon their lives, and especially upon their destinies, as what they do (False Quotes) The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth (False Quotes) Praise from the common people is generally false, and rather follows vain persons than virtuous ones (False Quotes) Real merit requires as much labor, to be placed in a true light, as humbug to be elevated to an unworthy eminence; only the success of the false is temporary, that of the true, immortal (False Quotes) There are those who say that revealed religion and organic evolution can be harmonized. This is both false and devilish (False Quotes)

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