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3621 General quotes by 2393 unique authors

I can't understand how anyone is able to paint without optimism. Despite the general pessimistic attitude in the world today, I am nothing but an… — Hans Hofmann
Courteous Reader, Astrology is one of the most ancient Sciences, held in high esteem of old, by the Wise and the Great. Formerly, no Prince… — Benjamin Franklin
The experience of treaties being broken with impunity provide an afflicting lesson to mankind how little dependence is to be placed on treaties which have… — Alexander Hamilton
The constitution of human nature" teaches us not to expect "that the persons, entrusted with the administration of the affairs of the particular members of… — Alexander Hamilton
With regard to the learned professions, little need be observed; they truly form no distinct interest in society . . . [discussing the landed, merchant,… — Alexander Hamilton
Our notions with respect to the importance of life, and our attachment to it, depend on a principle which has very little to do with… — William Hazlitt
It would appear... that moral phenomena, when observed on a great scale, are found to resemble physical phenomena; and we thus arrive, in inquiries of… — Adolphe Quetelet
Now I have demonstrated, that the convolutions of the brain are nothing but the peripheric expansion of the bundles of which it is composed; consequently… — Franz Joseph Gall
A soldier is he whose blood makes the glory of the general. — Henry George Bohn
As a general rule, I don't plan to travel with my Oscars, but we may have to make an exception. — Paul Haggis
At the age of three I began to look around my grandfather's library. My first knowledge of astronomy came from reading and looking at pictures… — Jesse L. Greenstein
In the field one has to face a chaos of facts, some of which are so small that they seem insignificant; others loom so large… — Bronislaw Malinowski
In general, the more one augments the number of divisions of the productions of nature, the more one approaches the truth, since in nature only… — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
No general can fight his battles alone. He must depend upon his lieutenants, and his success depends upon his ability to select the right man… — Philip Danforth Armour
In general, everyone wants to work and work more. But in fact, when a young generation has sufficient capability then we should create conditions for… — Nong ?uc Manh
[It] may be laid down as a general rule that, if the result of a long series of precise observations approximates a simple relation so… — Pierre-Simon Laplace
We lay down a fundamental principle of generalization by abstraction: The existence of analogies between central features of various theories implies the existence of a… — Unknown Author
We are apt to consider that invention is the result of spontaneous action of some heavenborn genius, whose advent we must patiently wait for, but… — John Ambrose Fleming
Brain surgeons earn 10 times that of a general practitioner... it pays to be an expert. — Allan Pease
To be a good mother, a woman must have sense, and that independence of mind which few women possess who are taught to depend entirely… — Mary Wollstonecraft

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