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— Carl Van Doren

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I perceive that the race of men, while sheep in credulity, are wolves for conformity.

Why I am Not a Believer (1926)

The race of man, while sheep in credulity, are wolves for conformity.

Building A Speech (1990)

Yes, it's hard to write. But it's harder not to.

Writing with Authors Kids Love : Writing Exercises by Authors of Children's Literature (1998)

It is obvious that no difficulty in the way of world government can match the danger of a world without it.

The Great Rehearsal (1948)

Whoever says he knows that immortality is a fact is merely hoping that it is.

Why I am Not a Believer (1926)

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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

Francis Bacon Meditationes sacræ (1597)

It is not in the books of the Philosophers, but in the religious symbolism of the Ancients, that we must look for the footprints of Science, and re-discover the Mysteries of Knowledge.

Albert Pike Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (1871)

There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.

Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 (1953)

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Logan Pearsall Smith Afterthoughts (1931)

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