Quote by Søren Kierkegaard
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use. – Søren Kierkegaard

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I see it all perfectly: there are two possibilities, one can either do this or do that. My honest opinion and friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it, you will regret both. – Søren Kierkegaard

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Belief is when someone else does the thinking. – Buckminster Fuller, 1972

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Our minds are lazier than our bodies. – François VI de la Rochefoucault

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The mind is what it thinks. To make it true, think true. – Nisargadatta Maharaj

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Believing is easier than thinking. Hence so many more believers than thinkers. – Bruce Calvert

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