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Therefore, when I considered this carefully, the contempt which I

Therefore, when I considered this carefully, the contempt which I had to fear because of the novelty and apparent absurdity of my view, nearly induced me to abandon utterly the work I had begun. – Nicolaus Copernicus

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For it is the duty of an astronomer to compose the history of the celestial motions through careful and expert study. – Nicolaus Copernicus

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So, influenced by these advisors and this hope, I have at length allowed my friends to publish the work, as they had long besought me to do. – Nicolaus Copernicus

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Hope
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I am aware that a philosophers ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary persons, because it is his endeavour to seek the truth in all things, to the extent permitted to human reason by God. – Nicolaus Copernicus

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Fear only two: God, and the man who has no fear of God. – Proverb

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I remember looking at the sky and thinking that the universe is so big and its all chaos. I call it the dark fear. At any moment, the dark fear could come in. – St. Vincent

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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts. – Otto von Bismarck

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Boredom is… a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it. – Bertrand Russell

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