![]() ![]() ![]() In this formulation, I do not imply, for instance, that we should always suppress the utterance of intolerant philosophies as long as we can counter them by rational argument and keep them in check by public opinion, suppression would certainly be unwise. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. Less well known is the paradox of tolerance: Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. The idea is, in a slightly different form, and with very different tendency, clearly expressed in Plato. "To the rational mind, nothing is inexplicable only unexplained.“The so-called paradox of freedom is the argument that freedom in the sense of absence of any constraining control must lead to very great restraint, since it makes the bully free to enslave the meek. "If you step on a butterfly, you change the future of the human race." Which can be uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering". They don't alter their views to fit the facts. "The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. It's being afraid and doing what you have to do anyway." "Courage isn't just a matter of not being frightened, you know. Things which act against everything we believe in. "There are some corners of the universe which have bred the most terrible things. "Almost every species in the universe has an irrational fear of the dark. Being alive right now is all that counts." You know what that's called? Being alive. "Superior intelligence and senseless cruelty just do not go together." "If we're going to die, let's die looking like a Peruvian folk band." "One may tolerate a world of demons for the sake of an angel." "One good solid hope's worth a cart-load of certainties." You've got to come out on the balcony sometimes and wave a tentacle." The good things don't always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things or make them unimportant." "The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and. "A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but it is by no means the most interesting." "There’s always something to look at if you open your eyes!" "Don't get into a spaceship with a madman.” Pain and loss, they define us as much as happiness or love. "Rest is for the weary, sleep is for the dead." "There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes." ![]() You have the guts to do what's right when everyone else just runs away!" "You're not gonna make the world any better by shouting at it!" It's not the time that matters, it's the person." "Some people live more in twenty years than others do in eighty. Otherwise nothing would ever get started." So once you have read these words of wisdom, head to those.īasically, what we're saying is you can trust him, he's the Doctor UPDATED: We've added to our pantheon of Doctor Who based material and now have a best Doctor Who doctor guide and the best Doctor Who episodes of all time feature. Here, we’ve compiled the best pieces of advice from the various versions of the Doctor, and some of his companions, to help you out whether you're going to a party (always take a banana) or battling evil (run for your life). While you may believe the Doctor's knowledge is only relative to the complexities of time travel, there are some bits of Gallifreyan wisdom that are actually applicable to everyday life.
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