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A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.
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There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge. . . observation of nature, reflection,...
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To read means to borrow to create out of one’s readings is paying off...
Quote #8500
I would rather discover one scientific fact than become King of Persia.
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Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique...
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In Germany, they first came for the communists, and I didn’t speak up because...
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The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you got to put...
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To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend...
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Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after...
Quote #33407
Beneath the rule of men entirely great, The pen is mightier than the sword.