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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca : Spanish-born Roman (Stoic) philosopher, statesman & tutor of Nero
Seneca (4 BC - 65 AD)
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People occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill : British prime minister during World War II, winner of Nobel Prize for literature 1953
Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
 
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There comes a special moment in everyone’s life, a moment for which that person was born. That special opportunity, when he seizes it, will fulfill his mission – a mission for which he is uniquely qualified. In that moment, he finds greatness. It is his finest hour.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill : British prime minister during World War II, winner of Nobel Prize for literature 1953
Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
 
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Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill : British prime minister during World War II, winner of Nobel Prize for literature 1953
Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
 
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Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry on as if nothing happened.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill : British prime minister during World War II, winner of Nobel Prize for literature 1953
Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
 
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Man is a Religious Animal. Man is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion - several of them. He is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself and cuts his throat if his theology isn't straight.

Mark Twain : American writer, pen name for Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
 
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