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The following sentence is false. The preceding sentence is true.


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Irrationality is the square root of all evil.

Irrationality is the square root of all evil.



It is perhaps wrong to say that the enemy of enlightenment is logic; rather, it is dualistic, verbal thinking. In fact, it is even more basic than that: it is perception.

It is perhaps wrong to say that the enemy of enlightenment is logic; rather, it is dualistic, verbal thinking. In fact, it is even more basic than that: it is perception.



In the end, we self-perceiving, self-inventing, locked-in mirages are little miracles of self-reference.

In the end, we self-perceiving, self-inventing, locked-in mirages are little miracles of self-reference.



If a mosquito has a soul, it is mostly evil. So I don't have too many qualms about putting a mosquito out of its misery. I'm a little more respectful of ants.

If a mosquito has a soul, it is mostly evil. So I don't have too many qualms about putting a mosquito out of its misery. I'm a little more respectful of ants.



There has to be a common sense cutoff for craziness, and when that threshold is exceeded, then the criteria for publication should get far, far more stringent.

There has to be a common sense cutoff for craziness, and when that threshold is exceeded, then the criteria for publication should get far, far more stringent.



You can never represent yourself totally .... to seek self -knowledge is to embark on a journey which ... will always be incomplete, cannot be charted on a map, will never halt, cannot be described.

You can never represent yourself totally .... to seek self -knowledge is to embark on a journey which ... will always be incomplete, cannot be charted on a map, will never halt, cannot be described.



In fact, a sense of essence is, in essence, the essence of sense, in effect.

In fact, a sense of essence is, in essence, the essence of sense, in effect.



. . . all meaning comes from analogies.

. . . all meaning comes from analogies.



Meaning lies as much in the mind of the reader as in the Haiku.

Meaning lies as much in the mind of the reader as in the Haiku.



Many people believe that our lives end not when we die but when the very last person who knew us dies. Memory is part of it, yes, but I think it's much more than memory.

Many people believe that our lives end not when we die but when the very last person who knew us dies. Memory is part of it, yes, but I think it's much more than memory.





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His parents called him Youngster. They did this in the subconcious hope that he might take the hint. Wensleydale gave the impression of having been born with a mental age of 47.

His parents called him Youngster. They did this in the subconcious hope that he might take the hint. Wensleydale gave the impression of having been born with a mental age of 47.



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A thought may be very commendable as a thought, but I value it chiefly as a window through which I can obtain insight on the thinker.



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This is real, this is your life in a song...this is country music.



If you explode onto the scene at a very young age, there are so many people pulling you in different directions. It takes time to recalibrate and see what's important.

If you explode onto the scene at a very young age, there are so many people pulling you in different directions. It takes time to recalibrate and see what's important.



If it hadn't been for the Cold War, neither Russia nor America would have been sending people into space.

If it hadn't been for the Cold War, neither Russia nor America would have been sending people into space.



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Baptism is the initial step of a faithful heart.



Our neighbour's tree is our tree; our tree is our neighbour's tree!

Our neighbour's tree is our tree; our tree is our neighbour's tree!



Perfect can't possibly be the goal, we're left with generous, important and human instead.

Perfect can't possibly be the goal, we're left with generous, important and human instead.



As a rule, Germans shouldn't do comedy. Their last box office comedy was Nosferatu.

As a rule, Germans shouldn't do comedy. Their last box office comedy was Nosferatu.




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