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If we bring not the good courage of minds covetous of truth, and truth only, prepared to hear all things, and decide upon all things, according to evidence, we should do more wisely to sit down contented in ignorance, than to bestir ourselves only to reap disappointment. ↗

— Frances Wright

#all things #bring #contented #courage #covetous

Now here is a departure from the first principle of true ethics. Here we find ideas of moral wrong and moral right associated with something else than beneficial action. The consequent is, we lose sight of the real basis of morals, and substitute a false one. ↗

— Francis Wright

#associated #basis #beneficial #consequent #departure

And when did mere preaching do any good? Put something in the place of these things. Fill the vacuum of the mind. ↗

— Francis Wright

#did #fill #good #mere #mind

The hired preachers of all sects, creeds, and religions, never do, and never can, teach any thing but what is in conformity with the opinions of those who pay them. ↗

— Francis Wright

#conformity #creeds #hired #never #opinions

We have seen that no religion stands on the basis of things known; none bounds its horizon within the field of human observation; and, therefore, as it can never present us with indisputable facts, so must it ever be at once a source of error and contention. ↗

— Francis Wright

#bounds #contention #error #ever #facts

An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity. ↗

— Bern Williams

#necessity #something #spirit #thinks #your

You can't do things for money. You just can't act them. There's gotta be something about the script that you really want to do. I wouldn't do a job if I didn't think I could do the best work I possibly could. ↗

— Tom Wilkinson

#act #best #best work #could #gotta

Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world. ↗

— Frank Lloyd Wright

#chicago #city #eventually #great #great city

Great art direction is NOT the same thing as great film direction! ↗

— Gene Wilder

#direction #film #great #great art #same

I try to be myself and, of course, be a good role model. I don't really find it hard, but you think about what you do and that other people look up to you. ↗

— Caroline Wozniacki

#course #find #good #hard #i