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George Combe has 11 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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The friends whom I have are invaluable, and although not numerous they are sufficient for my enjoyment; and the texture of my…
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Phrenology taught us that the mind thinks by means of the brain, is liable to become fatigued by too long attention, as…
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While some of them acknowledge the obligation of natural morality in their mode of conducting their cases, and preserve their individual character…
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I requested the gentlemen to put on their hats, and the ladies their shawls, to avoid catching cold, and then had the…
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And if these be unprincipled agents who scruple at nothing, he will be a bold man who will deny that there are…
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We used to speak familiarly of an agent, now do more, who was accustomed to manufacture evidence, and to invent facts in…
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He has a number of curious facts in illustration of the power of mere goodness to protect against outrage.
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They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their submission is wisdom; but for a nation…
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I called their attention also to the absence of all means of ventilating the hall, remarking that, as we had already breathed…
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The interval allowed was only five minutes, at the end of which I resumed the lecture; but so refreshing was the effects…
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The same practice was continued every evening through the whole course, and with the same success. Many individuals expressed their gratification at…
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The great hope of society is in individual character.
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Individual character involves honoring and embracing certain core ethical values; honesty, respect, responsibility . . . Parents must teach their children from…
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A majority is always more preferable, simply because one knows that he never stands alone. The opposite, even if it has it…
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