“Consistency is the playground of dull minds.” (Meaning) Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Species do not grow more perfect: the weaker dominate the strong, again and again--- the reason being that they are the great majority, and they are also cleverer. Darwin forgot the mind (---that is English!): the weak possess more mind. ... To acquire mind, one must need mind---one loses it when one no longer needs it. [Criticism of Darwin's Origin of Species.] Twilight of the Idols
Where pride is insistent enough, memory prefers to give way. Man and His Symbols
"Let us work without reasoning," said Martin; "it is the only way to make life endurable." Candide
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