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There have been poverty, pestilence, and famine, which were due to man's inadequate mastery of nature. There have been wars, oppressions and tortures which have been due to men's hostility to their fellow men.

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To understand the actual world as it is, not as we should wish it to be, is the beginning of wisdom.
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.
Either man will abolish war, or war will abolish man.
Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.
The most valuable things in life are not measured in monetary terms. The really important things are not houses and lands, stocks and bonds, automobiles and real state, but friendships, trust, confidence, empathy, mercy, love and faith.
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do.
The key to happiness is accepting one unpleasant reality every day.
Why repeat the old errors, if there are so many new errors to commit?
Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.