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In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.

Everything I do in my life is very instinctual and in the moment. If I’m attracted to something, that’s it. If I have reservations, those don’t change till they’re resolved. My first impression is how I go.

When I see a colour or hear a sound, I am aware of something, and not of nothing.

Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong.

People have the illusion that all over the world, all the time, all kinds of fantastic things are happening. When in fact, over most of the world, most of the time, nothing is happening.

The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing.

A law is not a law without coercion behind it.

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.

I love those who do not know how to live for today.