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The fascination of any search after truth lies not in the attainment, which at best is found to be very relative, but in the pursuit,… — Unknown Author
Whoever, in the pursuit of science, seeks after immediate practical utility, may generally rest assured that he will seek in vain. — Hermann von Helmholtz
Who ... is not familiar with Maxwell's memoirs on his dynamical theory of gases? ... from one side enter the equations of state; from the… — Ludwig Boltzmann
Why it is that animals, instead of developing in a simple and straightforward way, undergo in the course of their growth a series of complicated… — Francis Maitland Balfour
Stephen prayed for his persecutors, who had not been able even to listen to the Name of Christ, when he said of those very men… — Ambrose
The truth us that other systems of geometry are possible, yet after all, these other systems are not spaces but other methods of space measurements.… — Paul Carus
I do not think that G. H. Hardy was talking nonsense when he insisted that the mathematician was discovering rather than creating, nor was it… — Brand Blanshard
This success permits us to hope that after thirty or forty years of observation on the new Planet [Neptune], we may employ it, in its… — Unknown Author
'You told me, Father, that after my past life it is still possible to become another St. Augustine. I don't doubt it, and today more… — Josemaria Escriva
All good men wish the entire abolition of slavery, as soon as it can take place with safety to the public, and for the lasting… — Oliver Ellsworth
After a truly good meal, an outstanding cigar is still the most satisfying after-dinner activity that doesn't involve two human beings. — Unknown Author
This hideous doctrine of eternal torment after death has probably caused more terror and misery, more cruelty and more violation of natural human sympathy, than… — Margaret E. Knight
It is a terrible commentary on Christian civilization that the longest period of slave-raiding known to history was initiated by the action of Spain, Portugal,… — H. A. L. Fisher
We live our lives for our life's sake, rather than for illusions about rewards and satisfaction after we're dead. — PZ Myers
While men are gazing up to Heaven, imagining after a happiness, or fearing a Hell after they are dead, their eyes are put out, that… — Gerrard Winstanley
I had no idea how Stevenson's cases would hold up under close scrutiny. But given what was at stake - nothing less than possible concrete… — Unknown Author
Cults and prophets proclaiming the imminent end of the world have been with us for several millenia, and it has been another sour sort of… — Daniel Dennett
The history of government regulation of food safety is one of government watchdogs chasing the horse after it's out of the barn. — Unknown Author
All the women that are first born daughters in my family are named Mary, but we've all been given nicknames. I don't know how or… — Mamie Gummer
Beauty Queen' is the weirdest, strangest, and most perfect play to do before 'Hedda Gabler', because there are so many similar issues for Maureen and… — Kate Burton
Sometimes we forget to be grateful until we survive a trauma. For example, after having the flu when you ache all over, throw up for… — Charlotte Sophia Kasl
Before, I was terrified on stage. I only play guitar during the acoustic songs. After a while, you can elicit certain responses from the crowd,… — Andy Gibb
Go after what it is that creates meaning in your life and then trust yourself to handle the stress that follows. — Kelly McGonigal
After all, a creature without passionate conviction doesn't cling to extremes. He surveys the scenery and makes sure his outfit doesn't clash. — Frank Bruni
The profit we possess after study is to have become better and wiser. — Michel de Montaigne

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