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The difference between people and ideas is... only superficial.

The world does not speak. Only we do. The world can, once we have programmed ourselves with a language, cause us to hold beliefs. But it cannot propose a language for us to speak. Only other human beings can do that.

Truth is simply a compliment paid to sentences seen to be paying their way.

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Truth

Compliment

There is nothing deep down inside us except what we have put there ourselves.

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Nothing

The usual picture of Socrates is of an ugly little plebeian who inspired a handsome young nobleman to write long dialogues on large topics.

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Ugly