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Nature seems to look after her own only up to a certain point; beyond that they are supposed to fend for themselves. — Hal Borland
Did I say the book of nature is a catechism? Yes, But, after it answers the first question with "God," nothing but questions follow. — George Washington Cable
...Nature-the word that stands for the baffling mysteries of the Universe. Steadily, unflinchingly, we strive to pierce the inmost heart of Nature, from what she… — William Crookes
There was a seminar for advanced students in Zürich that I was teaching and von Neumann was in the class. I came to a certain… — George Polya
The wilderness is a place of rest - not in the sense of being motionless, for the lure, after all, is to move, to round… — David Douglass
Wine buffs write and talk as though the food and wine will be in your mouth at the same time, that one is there to… — Clement Freud
When I find someone I respect writing about an edgy, nervous wine that dithered in the glass, I cringe. When I hear someone I don't… — Kingsley Amis
Mankind . . . possesses two supreme blessings. First of these is the goddess Demeter, or Earth whichever name you choose to call her by.… — Euripides
The ability to work hard for days on end without losing focus is a talent. The ability to keep absorbing new information after many hours… — Garry Kasparov
To claim that wines should not be changed is a heresy; the palate becomes saturated and after the third glass the best of wines arouses… — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
He first selected the smallest one...and then bowed his head as though he were saying grace. Opening his mouth very wide, he struggled for a… — William Makepeace Thackeray
'Do you know,' he asked in a delicious accent, 'what Dom Pérignon said after inventing champagne?' 'No?' I said. 'He called out to his fellow… — John Green
For the academic the rhetorical sense of superiority through the possession of knowledge is essential for facing the daily grind, turning again to the otherwise… — Robin Winks
Now, nakedness is a delightful condition. And it keeps you very pleasantly cool - especially, I suppose, if you happen to be a man. But… — Colin Fletcher
After an hour your power goes sour. — Unknown Author
This is the test of your manhood: How much is there left in you after you have lost everything outside of yourself? — Orison Swett Marden
The death penalty is a poor person's issue. Always remember that: after all the rhetoric that goes on in the legislative assemblies, in the end,… — Helen Prejean
One's own religion is after all a matter between oneself and one's Maker and no one else's. — Mahatma Gandhi
Perfection is the exclusive attribute of God, and it is indescribable, untranslatable. I do believe that it is possible for human beings to become perfect,… — Mahatma Gandhi
Fundamentalists tell us to fear the specter of special rights for gay citizens, though of course gay Americans aren't after special rights - merely equal… — Sean Faircloth
Representatives of the American intelligence agencies - and I hope they won't be angry - but they could have been more professional, and the diplomats… — Vladimir Putin
Cyprian was not issuing a new decree but was keeping to the most solid belief of the Church in order to correct some who thought… — Saint Augustine
Senate Bill 1062 does not address a specific and present concern related to religious liberty in Arizona. I have not heard of one example in… — Jan Brewer
Baptism does not profit a man outside unity with the Church ... For many heretics also possess this Sacrament but not the fruits of salvation… — Saint Augustine
The true end of education is not only to make the young learned, but to make them love learning; not only to make them industrious,… — John Ruskin

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