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The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are

The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple. – Rebecca West

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There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence. – Rebecca West

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Did St Francis preach to the birds? Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats. – Rebecca West

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Too much and too little wine. Give him none, he cannot find truth give him too much, the same. – Blaise Pascal

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If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair. – C. S. Lewis

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In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same. – Albert Einstein

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Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent. – Will Durant

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