“I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.”
— Ayn Rand
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The truth is not for all men,
“The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.”
— Ayn Rand
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Achievement of your happiness is the only
“Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.”
— Ayn Rand
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Every man builds his world in his
“Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice.”
— Ayn Rand
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We are fast approaching the stage of
“We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force.”
— Ayn Rand
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A building has integrity just like a
“A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.”
— Ayn Rand
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If any civilization is to survive, it
“If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have to reject.”
— Ayn Rand
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When man learns to understand and control
“When man learns to understand and control his own behavior as well as he is learning to understand and control the behavior of crop plants and domestic animals, he may be justified in believing that he has become civilized.”
— Ayn Rand
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Category: learning
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Achievement of your happiness is the only
“Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.”
— Ayn Rand
Author: Ayn Rand
Category: life
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Reason is not automatic. Those who deny
“Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone.”
— Ayn Rand
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The truth is not for all men,
“The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.”
— Ayn Rand
Author: Ayn Rand
Category: wisdom
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