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It is in our genes to understand the universe if we can, to keep trying even if we cannot, and to be enchanted by the… — Lewis Thomas
[About Pierre de Fermat] It cannot be denied that he has had many exceptional ideas, and that he is a highly intelligent man. For my… — Rene Descartes
I cannot seriously believe in it [quantum theory] because the theory cannot be reconciled with the idea that physics should represent a reality in time… — Albert Einstein
I think that we shall have to get accustomed to the idea that we must not look upon science as a 'body of knowledge,' but… — Karl Popper
It is often said that experiments should be made without preconceived ideas. That is impossible. Not only would it make every experiment fruitless, but even… — Henri Poincare
What wonderful majesty! What stupendous condescension! O sublime humility! That the Lord of the whole universe, God and the Son of God, should humble Himself… — Francis of Assisi
You heard me, only Friend whom I love. To ravish my heart, you became man. You shed your blood, what a supreme mystery!... And you… — Therese of Lisieux
You can ensure the success of your attacks if you only attack places that are undefended. You can ensure the safety of your defense if… — Sun Tzu
Men who cannot deceive others are very often successful at deceiving themselves. — Samuel Johnson
Those writers who lie on the watch for novelty can have little hope of greatness; for great things cannot have escaped former observation. — Samuel Johnson
Commerce is a game of skill which everyone cannot play and few can play well. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
One farmer says to me, "You cannot live on vegetable food solely, for it furnishes nothing to make the bones with;" and so he religiously… — Henry David Thoreau
He says NO! In thunder; but the Devil himself cannot make him say yes. — Herman Melville
Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment. — Robert Herrick
One cannot spend one's time in being modern when there are so many more important things to be. — Wallace Stevens
There is no fortune so strong that money cannot take it. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
I cannot concentrate all my friendship on any single one of my friends because no one is complete enough in himself. — Anais Nin
Where we cannot invent, we may at least improve. — Charles Caleb Colton
You cannot but learn more of the world's heft, as you take it now into your hands. — John Updike
We simply cannot delegate the exercise of mercy and generosity to others. — Margaret Thatcher

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