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I think that if the beast who sleeps in man could be held down by threats of any kind, whether of jail or retribution, then the highest emblem of humanity would be the lion tamer, not the prophet who sacrificed himself.... What for centuries raised man above the beast is not the cudgel but the irresistible power of unarmed truth.
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Only the solitary seek the truth, and they break with all those who don't love it sufficiently
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What is laid down, ordered, factual is never enough to embrace the whole truth: life always spills over the rim of every cup.
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Gregariousness is always the refuge of mediocrities, whether they swear by Solovyov or Kant or Marx. Only individuals seek the truth.
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
Boris Pasternak
Born:
February 10, 1890
Died:
May 30, 1960
(aged 70)
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