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Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal...
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No important institution is ever merely what the law makes it. It accumulates about...
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In conclusion, there is a marvelous anecdote from the occasion of Russell’s ninetieth birthday...
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Education… has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what...
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Anger is a symptom, a way of cloaking and expressing feelings too awful to...
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The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.
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You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can’t get them across, your ideas...
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Don’t be afraid to ask dumb questions. They’re more easily handled than dumb mistakes.
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It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
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Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves...