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The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.

— Thomas Hexley, English Biologist

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift And the rational mind is a faithful servant.

— Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist

To him who looks upon the world rationally, the world in its turn presents a rational aspect. The relation is mutual.

— Georg W.H. Hegel, German philosopher

That rifle on the wall of the labourer’s cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.

— George Orwell, English Novelist

The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Writer

Man once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind.

— Thomas Jefferson, Former US President

That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.

— Christopher Hitchens, Author

Give me 6 hours to chop a tree, I will spend the first 4 sharpening my axe.

— Abraham Lincoln, Former US President

Never memorize something that you can look up.

— Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist

Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody.

— Jane Austen, English Novelist
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