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A Man Who Is Convinced Of The Truth Of His Religion Is Indeed Never Tolerant. At The Least, He Is To Feel Pity For The Adherent Of Another Religion But Usually It Does Not Stop There. The Faithful Adherent Of A Religion Will Try First Of All To Convince Those That Believe In Another Religion And Usually He Goes On To Hatred If He Is Not Successful. However, Hatred Then Leads To Persecution When The Might Of The Majority Is Behind It.

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A Man Who Is Convinced Of The Truth Of His Religion Is Indeed Never Tolerant. At The Least, He Is To Feel Pity For The Adherent Of Another Religion But Usually It Does Not Stop There. The Faithful Adherent Of A Religion Will Try First Of All To Convince Those That Believe In Another Religion And Usually He Goes On To Hatred If He Is Not Successful. However, Hatred Then Leads To Persecution When The Might Of The Majority Is Behind It.

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Ethics And Morals

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Education Is What Is Left After You've Forgotten Everything You've Learned.

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For Scientific Endeavor Is A Natural Whole The Parts Of Which Mutually Support One Another In A Way Which, To Be Sure, No One Can Anticipate.

The Solution To This Problem Lies In The Heart Of Mankind.

God Is Clever, But Not Dishonest.

Nonsense, Seems To Sum Up Everything.

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What Physics Looks For: The Simplest Possible System Of Thought Which Will Bind Together The Observed Facts.

If I Can't Picture It, I Can't Understand It.

Compassionate People Are Geniuses In The Art Of Living, More Necessary To The Dignity, Security, And Joy Of Humanity Than The Discoverers Of Knowledge.

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Science Is The Century-old Endeavor To Bring Together By Means Of Systematic Thought The Perceptible Phenomena Of This World Into As Thorough-going An Association As Possible.

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Natural Wonders

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If People Are Good Because They Fear Punishment, And Hope For Reward, Then We Are A Sorry Lot Indeed.

Imagination Is Greater Than Knowledge.

It Would Be Better If You Began To Teach Others Only After You Yourself Have Learned Something.

It Is A Very High Goal Which, With Our Weak Powers, We Can Reach Only Very Inadequately, But Which Gives A Sure Foundation To Our Aspirations And Valuations.

Scientists Believe That Every Occurrence, Including The Affairs Of Human Beings, Is Due To The Laws Of Nature. Therefore A Scientist Cannot Be Inclined To Believe That The Course Of Events Can Be Influenced By Prayer, That Is, By A Supernaturally Manifested Wish.

So Long As There Are Men, There Will Be Wars.

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