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In fact men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for

In fact men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth – often more so, since a superstition is so intangible you cannot get at it to refute it, but truth is a point of view, and so is changeable. – Hypatia

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It is only a mans own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them. For it is these that he really and completely understands. To read the thoughts of others is like taking the remains of someone elses meal, like putting on the discarded clothes of a stranger. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five balls. The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. Thats Acting 101. Then you start putting layers on top of that. – John Burroughs

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Fame – a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on. – Christian Nestell Bovee

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Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it aint so. – Mark Twain

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