It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

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"For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love."

- Carl Sagan

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"For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love."

- Carl Sagan

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"For small creatures, such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love."

- Carl Sagan

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"the vastness is bearable only through love."

- Carl Sagan

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"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back."

- Carl Sagan

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"It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent."

- Charlie Munger

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"So be careful to live your life wisely, not foolishly."

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"In old age is wisdom; understanding in a long life."

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"Keep your friends close, your enemies closer and receipts for all major purchases."

- Bridger Winegar

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"Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."

- Zimbabwean Proverb

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