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Quote by James Thurber
Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enou

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. – James Thurber

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But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, the Dreamless Sleep? – James Thurber

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Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality. – Mahatma Gandhi

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A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. – Max Planck

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In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart. – Shakira

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