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“The world is divided into men who have wit and no religion and men who have religion and no wit.”

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Avicenna, also known as Ibn Sina, was one of the most prominent philosophers and physicians in the Islamic world during the Middle Ages. Born on August 9, 980, he had a profound impact on later generations. more

“The gods we make in our own image are tribal gods. They tell you how very, very little you should tolerate outsiders, who are less favoured of the Lord. Amazingly, there are no recorded cases of the holy man going up the mountain and finding that it's the others who are right. It always turns out that God wants unbelievers to suffer, and what could be more noble than to help him a little? When religion rules, toleration disappears, for you cannot cherish the verdict of death to the infidels, yet also tolerate those who disagree - for those are the very same infidels.”

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Author:Simon Blackburn

“People who are always praising the past And especially the time of faith as best Ought to go and live in the Middle Ages And be burnt at the stake as witches and sages.”

People Age Past Middle Ought Praise Witch Stakes Sage Middle Ages

Author:Stevie Smith

“Why should we postpone our joy to another world? Let us get all we can of the good between the cradle and the grave, all that we can of the truly dramatic. If, when death comes, that is the end, we have at least made the best of this life.”

Ifs World Should Made Ends Joy Graves This Life Dramatic Cradle Another World

Book:Interviews

Source: Interviews

“Death is nothing to us: for after our bodies have been dissolved by death they are without sensation, and that which lacks sensation is nothing to us. And therefore a right understanding of death makes mortality enjoyable, not because it adds to an infinite span of time, but because it takes away the craving for immortality.”

Has Beens Body Understanding Infinite Add Immortality Mortality Sensations Craving Enjoyable

Author:Epicurus

“The old must always make way for the new, and one thing must be built out of the ruins of another. There is no murky pit of hell awaiting anyone.”

Way Hell One Thing Built Ruins Pits

Author:Lucretius

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