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“What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way.”

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“The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible”

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“Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones”

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“What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is its exact opposite”

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“Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.”

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“There's a Bible on the shelf there. But I keep it next to Voltaire-poison and antidote.”

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“I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.”

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“One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.”

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“One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.”

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“The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.”

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