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“Physicians think they do a lot for a patient when they give his disease a name.”

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German philosopher, an important representative of the Enlightenment movement, and the founder of the Kantian philosophical system. His thoughts have had a profound impact on the fields of philosophy, ethics, political science, and others. more

“If one looks with a cold eye at the mess man has made of his history, it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that he has been afflicted by some built-in mental disorder which drives him towards self-destruction. Murder within the species on an individual or collective scale is a phenomenon unknown in the whole animal kingdom, except for man, and a few varieties of ants and rats.”

“We must remember that in time of war what is said on the enemy's side of the front is always propaganda and what is said on our side of the front is truth and righteousness, the cause of humanity and a crusade for peace.”

Said War Remember Humanity Causes Sides Enemy Fronts Propaganda Righteousness Cynical Crusades

Author:Walter Lippmann

“The business world worships mediocrity. Officially we revere free enterprise, initiative and individuality. Unofficially we fear it.”

World Business Worship Excellence Individuality Enterprise Mediocrity Cynical Initiative Free Enterprise Business World

Author:George Lois

“Metaphysics is almost always an attempt to prove the incredible by an appeal to the unintelligible.”

Prove Incredibles Positive Atheism Appeals Cynical Metaphysics Agnostic

Author:H. L. Mencken

“The preponderance of pain over pleasure is the cause of our fictitious morality and religion.”

Pain Causes Pleasure Morality Positive Atheism Cynical Morality And Religion

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“Once (says an Author; where I need not say) Two Trav'lers found an Oyster in their way; Both fierce, both hungry; the dispute grew stong; While Scale in Hand Dame Justice pass'd along Before her each with clamour pleads the Laws. Explain'd the matter, and would win the cause, Dame Justice wighing long the doubtful Right Takes, opens, swallows it, before their sight. The cause of strife remov'd so rarely well, "There take" (says Justice), "take ye each a shell. We thrive at Westminster on Fools like you: 'Twas a fat oyster - live in peace - Adieu."”

“Try to be forgotten. Go live in the country. Stay in mourning for two years, then remarry, but choose somebody decent.”

Trying Years Two Country Forgotten Mourning Decent Two Years Cynical

Author:Alexander Pushkin

“The working of great institutions is mainly the result of a vast mass of routine, petty malice, self interest, carelessness and sheer mistake. Only a residual fraction is thought.”

Self Interest Results Mistake Mass Institutions Routine Cynical Sheer Petty Self Interest Malice Fractions Carelessness Residual

Author:George Santayana

“A well governed people are generally a people who do not think much.”

People Thinking Wells Cynical

Author:Andre Siegfried

“Do you want to injure someone's reputation? Don't speak ill of him, speak too well.”

Want Wells Speak Ill Reputation Cynical

Author:Andre Siegfried

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