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He had but one eye and the pocket of prejudice runs in favor of two. ↗

— Charles Dickens

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The modern philosopher had told me again and again that I was in the right place, and I still felt depressed even in acquiescence. But I had heard that I was in the wrong place, and my soul sang for joy like a bird in spring. ↗

— G.K. Chesterton

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They might not need me; but they might. I'll let my head be just in sight; a smile as small as mine might be precisely their necessity. ↗

— Emily Dickinson

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People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles. ↗

— Emily Dickinson

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It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements. ↗

— Mary Douglas

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Mothers don't let your daughters grow up to be models unless you're present. ↗

— Janice Dickinson

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Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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The future is made of the same stuff as the present. ↗

— Simone Weil

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From the perspective of mere representation, the external world always remains only a phenomenon. ↗

— Wilhelm Dilthey

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