“The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them.”
— Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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It was the full conviction of this,
“It was the full conviction of this, and of what could be done, if every man were placed in the office for which he was fitted by nature and a proper education, which first suggested to me the plan of Illumination.”
— Adam Weishaupt
Author: Adam Weishaupt
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We have much to learn by studying
“We have much to learn by studying nature and taking the time to tease out its secrets.”
— David Suzuki
Author: David Suzuki
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There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty,
“There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.”
— Alexander Hamilton
Author: Alexander Hamilton
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There are three principal means of acquiring
“There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge… observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination.”
— Denis Diderot
Author: Denis Diderot
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A morning-glory at my window satisfies me
“A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.”
— Walt Whitman
Author: Walt Whitman
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It is the nature of the artist
“It is the nature of the artist to mind excessively what is said about him. Literature is strewn with the wreckage of men who have minded beyond reason the opinions of others.”
— Virginia Woolf
Author: Virginia Woolf
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I think that I shall never see
“I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree.”
— Joyce Kilmer
Author: Joyce Kilmer
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The mountains are calling and I must
“The mountains are calling and I must go.”
— John Muir
Author: John Muir
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Italians know about human nature – they
“Italians know about human nature – they understand human nature perhaps better than anyone else does. They know that people are weak and greedy and lazy and dishonest and they just try to make the best of it; to work around it.”
— Donna Leon
Author: Donna Leon
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The law cannot equalize mankind in spite
“The law cannot equalize mankind in spite of nature.”
— Luc de Clapiers
Author: Luc de Clapiers
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