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This, then, is freedom in the external life of man-that he is independent of the arbitrary power of his fellows. — Ludwig von Mises
A sound Physics of the Earth should include all the primary considerations of the earth's atmosphere, of the characteristics and continual changes of the earth's… — Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Geology is the science which investigates the successive changes that have taken place in the organic and inorganic kingdoms of nature; it enquires into the… — Charles Lyell
It is to them [fossils] alone that we owe the commencement of even a Theory of the Earth ... By them we are enabled to… — Georges Cuvier
Nominally a great age of scientific inquiry, ours has become an age of superstition about the infallibility of science; of almost mystical faith in its… — Louis Kronenberger
Psychical confidence is the external expression of our internal state of confidence. In simpler terms, it is how confidence looks and sounds. — Sean Stephenson
Happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors. — Dalai Lama
The purpose of God is the sovereign cause of all that good that is in man, and of all that external, internal and eternal good… — Thomas Brooks
The interaction of genetic and external influences makes my behaviour unpredictable, but not undetermined. In the gap between those words lies freedom. — Matt Ridley
For one who is indifferent, life itself is a prison. Any sense of community is external or, even worse, nonexistent. Thus, indifference means solitude. Those… — Elie Wiesel
When men, engaged in unjustifiable pursuits, are aware that obstructions may come from a quarter which bare apprehension of opposition from doing what they would… — Alexander Hamilton
We can never obtain peace in the world if we neglect the inner world and don't make peace with ourselves. World peace must develop out… — Dalai Lama
The object of my researches is the brain. The cranium is only a faithful cast of the external surface of the brain, and is consequently… — Franz Joseph Gall
Nature uncovers the inner secrets of nature in two ways: one by the force of bodies operating outside it; the other by the very movements… — Mikhail Lomonosov
I suddenly became strangely inebriated. The external world became changed as in a dream. Objects appeared to gain in relief; they assumed unusual dimensions; and… — Albert Hofmann
Those who follow the Tao are of clear mind. They do not load their mind with anxieties and are flexible in their adjustment to external… — Zhuangzi
It is an old saying, abundantly justified, that where sciences meet there growth occurs. It is true moreover to say that in scientific borderlands not… — Frederick Gowland Hopkins
Securing an environment of Windows platforms from abuse - external or internal - is akin to trying to install sprinklers in a fireworks factory where… — Gene Spafford
The characteristic property of hallucinogens, to suspend the boundaries between the experiencing self and the outer world in an ecstatic, emotional experience, makes it posible… — Albert Hofmann
Never lose your self-respect, nor be too familiar with yourself when you are alone. Let your integrity itself be your own standard of rectitude, and… — Baltasar Gracian

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