“Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains.”
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Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation.
The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets.
The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths.