The most sure method of subjecting yourself to be deceived is to consider yourself more cunning than others.
My effort should never be to undermine another's faith but to make him a better follower of his own faith.
Those who know how to think need no teachers.
Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly.
Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness.
My faith is brightest in the midst of impenetrable darkness.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
The function of memory is not only to preserve, but also to throw away. If you remembered everything from your entire life, you would be sick.
True education is to learn how to think, not what to think. If you know how to think, if you really have that capacity, then you are a free human being-free of dogmas, superstitions, ceremonies-and therefore you can find out what religion is.
There are still eight of us,” Guy pointed out. “Not exactly an even fight. ” “I was thinking the same thing,” Mauvin said. “Sadly, there’s no one else here we can ask to join your side. ” Guy looked at Mauvin, then Hadrian, for a long moment as the men glared across the ash at each other. Then he nodded and lowered his blade. “Well, I can see I’ll have to report your misconduct to the archbishop. ” “Go ahead,” Hadrian said. “His body is buried with the rest of them just down the hillside.
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