Conceptions Quotes

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Let man then contemplate the whole of nature in her full and grand majesty... No idea approaches it. We may enlarge our conceptions beyond all… — Blaise Pascal
Every succeeding scientific discovery makes greater nonsense of old-time conceptions of sovereignty. — Anthony Eden
Very much of what we call the progress of today consists in getting rid of false ideas, false conceptions of things, and in taking a… — William D. Hoard
Style in painting is the same as in writing; a power over materials, whether words or colors, by which conceptions or sentiments are conveyed. — Joshua Reynolds
It is not alone that property, in all its forms, is struck at, but that liberty, in all its forms, is challenged by the fundamental… — Winston Churchill
In reviewing the most mysterious doctrines of revelation, the ultimate appeal is to reason, not to determine whether she could have discovered these truths; not… — Archibald Alexander
When the mind is turbulent, uncontrolled and restless, it is like a pond of water that is filled with mud. Therefore when we look within… — Radhanath Swami
Filling the conscious mind with ideal conceptions is a characteristic of Western theosophy, but not the confrontation with the Shadow and the world of darkness.… — Carl Jung
If we are in Christ the whole basis of our goings is God, not conceptions of God, not ideas of God, but God Himself. We… — Oswald Chambers
Post-â€‹wounded women know that postures of pain play into limited and outmoded conceptions of womanhood. Their hurt has a new native language spoken in several… — Leslie Jamison
Scientific advertising has altered many old plans and conceptions. It has proved many long established methods to be folly — Claude C. Hopkins
..The past is only an unreliable memory held in the present. The future is only a projection of our present conceptions. The present itself vanishes… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
How do I define God? I don't.... People who find such conceptions important for themselves have every right to frame them as they like. Personally,… — Noam Chomsky
In its main features the Declaration of Independence is a great spiritual document. It is a declaration not of material but of spiritual conceptions. Equality,… — Calvin Coolidge
Only when all conceptions of space and time, life and death, are exploded, when the grip of the past and fear of the future become… — Alberto Villoldo
The infallible criterion by which to distinguish the true from the would-be strategist is the degree of originality of his conceptions. It makes little difference… — Alexander Alekhine
The phrase 'academic freedom' is often used carelessly: here is a work that will allow a more careful conversation about those many crucial issues facing… — Kwame Anthony Appiah
We are sick with fascination for the useful tools of names and numbers, of symbols, signs, conceptions and ideas. Meditation is therefore the art of… — Alan Watts
Modern biblical scholars have established that the bible is a wiki. It was compiled over half a millennium from writers with different styles, dialects, character… — Steven Pinker
Mathematical knowledge is not-as all Cambridge men are surely aware-the result of any special gift. It is merely the development of those conceptions of form… — Charles Kingsley

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