Many philosophers—particularly amateur philosophers, and ancient philosophers—share a dangerous instinct: If you give them a question, they try to answer it.
Eliezer Yudkowsky
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Courage is an inner resolution to go forward despite obstacles; Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances. Courage breeds creativity; Cowardice represses fear and is mastered by it. Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency ask the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
But conscience ask the question, is it right? And there comes a time when we must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right.
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Why do we close our eyes when we pray, when we cry, when we kiss, and when we dream? Because the most beautiful things in life are not seen, but felt by the heart.
Anonymous
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Nobody likes practice, but what's worse: practicing, or sucking at something?
Sam Halpern
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Goodwill means that you wish someone well without necessarily knowing how they're feeling. Empathy means that you understand what they feel; perhaps you've had a similar experience in the past. Compassion is empathy plus goodwill: you understand how they feel, and you wish them well.
Olivia Fox Cabane
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The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.
Ernest Hemingway
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