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Isaac Bashevis Singer Quotes: It is a general rule that when the grain of truth cannot be found, men will swallow great helpings of falsehood.
         

It is a general rule that when the grain of truth cannot be found, men will swallow great helpings of falsehood.


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For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store.



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Two important things are to have a genuine interest in people and to be kind to them. Kindness, I've discovered, is everything.



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A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise... Because this is how life is full of surprises.



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In their behavior toward creatures, all men are Nazis. Human beings see oppression vividly when they're the victims. Otherwise they victimize blindly and without a thought.



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As long as people will shed the blood of innocent creatures there can be no peace, no liberty, no harmony between people. Slaughter and justice cannot dwell together.



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We must believe in free will - we have no choice.



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Life is God's novel. Let him write it.



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There will never be any peace in the world as long as we eat animals.



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I had a little bit of a vocal strain at a certain period of time that made me lay off the singing, and while I was lying off the singing, I was pursuing the acting.



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