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"Let reason go before every enterprize, and counsel before every action."--Ecclesiasticus 38:33
"There are 5 sides to every story."--Kevin Everett FitzMaurice
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defeatism negativism futility anarchy chaos despair |
discouragement skepticism distrust suspicion cynical faultfinder |
practicality problem-solve rational pragmatic commonsense literal |
encouragement hope cheerful enthusiasm confidence energetic |
idealism faith visionary perfectionistic dreaming mythical |
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QUOTATIONS VARIOUS SOURCES
"Can a man cling to the positive without any negative in contrast to which it is seen to be positive? If he claims to do so he is a rouge or a madman."--Chung Tzu
"To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything, or nothing, about it."--Olin Miller
"We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand."--Eric Hoffer
"There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."--George Bernard Shaw
"To say dualism is bad or wrong is the worst kind of dualism."--Kevin Everett FitzMaurice
"There are two ways to slide easily through life; to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking."--Alfred Korzybski
"Let reason go before every enterprize, and counsel before every action."--Ecclesiasticus 38:33
"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."-- Confucius
"If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."--Anatole France
"I'm not sure I want popular opinion on my side--I've noticed those with the most opinions often have the fewest facts."--Bethania McKenstry
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