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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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It is a general principle of human nature, that a man will be interested in whatever he possesses, in proportion to the…
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I am convinced that love is the most durable power in the world. It is not an expression of impractical idealism, but…
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A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy.
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I have often thought that the aim of port is to give you a good and durable hangover, so that during the…
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People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.
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[T]he Christian religion, in its purity, is the basis, or rather the source of all genuine freedom in government. . . .…
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[T]he most common and durable source of factions has been the various and unequal distribution of property. Those who hold and those…
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