Book 17. (7 results) Savages of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 614 | Men View more quotes about often">often fear to inquire into their nature. |
| 17 | 615 | They tuck them away, and then content themselves with other concerns. |
| 17 | 616 | Their anchors, they fear, are straw; their props, they fear, are reeds. |
| 17 | 617 | Truth is praised, and judiciously avoided. |
| 17 | 618 | Is this not human cleverness at its most remarkable? Who knows in what way the sword of truth will cut? Some men, it seems, would rather die for their beliefs than analyze them. |
| 17 | 619 | I guess that it must be a very frightening thing to inquire into one's beliefs. |
| 17 | 620 | So few people do it. |
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Men often fear to inquire into their nature.
They tuck them away, and then content themselves with other concerns.
Their anchors, they fear, are straw; their props, they fear, are reeds.
Truth is praised, and judiciously avoided.
Is this not human cleverness at its most remarkable? Who knows in what way the sword of truth will cut? Some men, it seems, would rather die for their beliefs than analyze them.
I guess that it must be a very frightening thing to inquire into one's beliefs.
So few people do it.
- (Savages of Gor)