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Another mode of accumulating power arises from lifting a weight and then allowing it to fall.
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I am inclined to attach some importance to the new system of manufacturing; and venture to throw it out with the hope…
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The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible; yet, by…
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The possessors of wealth can scarcely be indifferent to processes which, nearly or remotely have been the fertile source of their possessions.
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Surely, if knowledge is valuable, it can never be good policy in a country far wealthier than Tuscany, to allow a genius…
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The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of considerable importance,…
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It will be readily admitted, that a degree conferred by an university, ought to be a pledge to the public that he…
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To those who have chosen the profession of medicine, a knowledge of chemistry, and of some branches of natural history, and, indeed,…
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Edison was by far the most successful and, probably, the last exponent of the purely empirical method of investigation. Everything he achieved…
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Water, whether still or in motion, has so great an attraction for the lover of nature, that the most beautiful landscape seems…
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In the end, color combinations come down to our personal preferences, which we must discover through observation and experiment.
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The guesses which serve to give mental unity and wholeness to a chaos of scattered particulars, are accidents which rarely occur to…
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Combinations have always been the most intriguing aspect of Chess. The masters look for them, the public applauds them, the critics praise…
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The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is effected by combinations.
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A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot.
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