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- When an investigator has developed a formula which gives a complete representation of the phenomena within a certain range, he may be… — Arthur Eddington
- There is not a day but sin foils or is foiled, prevails or is prevailed on; and it will be so whilst… — John Owen
- Weakness has its hidden resources, as well as strength. There is a degree of folly and meanness which we cannot calculate upon,… — William Hazlitt
- For as a city which has been once besieged and not sacked will ever after be more strong to hold out if… — George Downame
- We make choices but are constantly foiled by happenstance. — Penelope Lively
- Nobody knows what the cause is, though some pretend they do; it like some hidden assassin waiting to strike at you. Childless… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- There is not a day but sin foils or is foiled, prevails or is prevailed upon. It will always be so while… — John Owen
- Once I got home, I sulked for a while. All my brilliant plans foiled by thermodynamics. Damn you, Entropy! — Andy Weir
- O, to bring back the great Homeric time, The simple manners and the deed sublime: When the wise Wanderer, often foiled by… — Mortimer Collins
- Wit must be foiled by wit: cut a diamond with a diamond. — William Congreve
- The true secret in being a hero lies in knowing the order of things. The swineherd cannot already be wed to the… — Peter S. Beagle
- No", Tori said, " I kidnapped her and forced her to escape with me. I've been using her as a human shield… — Kelley Armstrong