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The process of discovery is very simple. An unwearied and systematic application of known laws to nature, causes the unknown to reveal themselves. Almost any… — Henry David Thoreau
Every phenomenon, however trifling it be, has a cause, and a mind infinitely powerful, and infinitely well-informed concerning the laws of nature could have foreseen… — Henri Poincare
The existence of a first cause of the universe is a necessity of thought ... Amid the mysteries which become more mysterious the more they… — Herbert Spencer
The validity of all the Inductive Methods depends on the assumption that every event, or the beginning of every phenomenon, must have some cause; some… — John Stuart Mill
Tis evident that all reasonings concerning matter of fact are founded on the relation of cause and effect, and that we can never infer the… — David Hume
Natural causes, as we know, are at work, which tend to modify, if they do not at length destroy, all the arrangements and dimensions of… — James Clerk Maxwell
The universe, that vast assemblage of every thing that exists, presents only matter and motion: the whole offers to our contemplation, nothing but an immense,… — Baron d'Holbach
Since Pawlow [Pavlov] and his pupils have succeeded in causing the secretion of saliva in the dog by means of optic and acoustic signals, it… — Jacques Loeb
You [God] are a fire that takes away the coldness, illuminates the mind with its light, and causes me to know your truth and I… — St. Catherine of Siena
What a country calls its vital economic interests are not the things which enable its citizens to live, but the things which enable it to… — Simone Weil
Courage is virtue which champions the cause of right. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Love is a force.... It is not a result; it is a cause. It is not a product; it produces. — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Love of glory, fear of shame, greed for fortune, the desire to make life agreeable and comfortable, and the wish to depreciate others - all… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The better you understand yourself the less cause you will find to love yourself. — Thomas a Kempis
Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. — Mario Andretti
The cause is hidden; the effect is visible to all. — Unknown Author
Pain and fear and hunger are effects of causes which can be foreseen and known: but sorrow is a debt which someone else makes for… — Freya Stark
The primary cause of unhappiness in the world today is... lack of faith. — Carl Jung
Buddha says: Remember, you have to do much, but the ultimate always happens when you are not doing anything. It happens in a let-go. PRANIHAN… — Rajneesh
Sadness, seriousness are parts of a psychologically sick man - they need causes. So when you are feeling happy, don't start asking, "Why am I… — Rajneesh

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