Distant Quotes

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It can happen to but few philosophers, and but at distant intervals, to snatch a science, like Dalton, from the chaos of indefinite combination, and… — Charles Babbage
Perspective is a most subtle discovery in mathematical studies, for by means of lines it causes to appear distant that which is near, and large… — Leonardo da Vinci
A short letter to a distant friend is, in my opinion, an insult like that of a slight bow or cursory salutation - a proof… — Samuel Johnson
He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating it's most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people… — Thomas Jefferson
The rich man, when contributing to a permanent plan for the education of the poor, ought to reflect that he is providing for that of… — James Madison
It degrades from the equal rank of Citizens all those whose opinions in Religion do not bend to those of the Legislative authority. Distant as… — James Madison
Believing as I do that man in the distant future will be a far more perfect creature than he now is, it is an intolerable… — Charles Darwin
A transition from an author's book to his conversation is too often like an entrance into a large city, after a distant prospect. Remotely, we… — Samuel Johnson
Real music will help you move towards meditation, beyond the mind needs, towards spiritual needs. Real poetry will give you a glimpse of the minds… — Rajneesh
The more love I craved, the more distant and abusive he grew. The role I longed to play was never written into Ryan's script: daughter. — Tatum O'Neal
Heaven and hell are not very distant, they are neighbors; only a small fence divides them. You can jump that fence, even without a gate.… — Rajneesh
When autumn returns with its long anticipated holidays, and preparations are made for a scamper in some distant locality, hammer and notebook will not occupy… — Archibald Geikie
Those who ran away are now outside the distant perimeter wall of the airport. Now they're outside the wall and the heroic Republican Guard is… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
We are not good at recognizing distant threats even if their probability is 100%. Society ignoring [peak oil] is like the people of Pompeii ignoring… — James R. Schlesinger
When we helped prevent the massacre of civilians trapped on a distant mountain, here's what one of them said: "We owe our American friends our… — Barack Obama
Cats are distant, discreet, impeccably clean and able to stay silent. What more could be needed to be good company? — Marie Leszczynska
I remain detached and distant, but it is under my eyes and my orders that the work of art must create itself. Then, when the… — Yves Klein
In every seed to breathe a flower, In every drop of dew To reverence a cloister star Within the distant blue; To wait the promise… — John B. Tabb
Just as the spectroscope opened up a new astronomy by enabling the astronomer to determine some of the constituents of which distant stars are composed,… — Richard Dixon Oldham
The human mind has a natural tendency to explore what has passed in distant ages in scenes with which it is familiar: hence the taste… — William Buckland

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