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Invention Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- As not every instance of similitude can be considered as a proof of imitation, so not every imitation ought to be stigmatised as plagiarism. The…
- Great abilities are not requisite for an Historian; for in historical composition, all the greatest powers of the human mind are quiescent. He has facts…
- The essence of poetry is invention; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights.
- The man whose genius qualifies him for great undertakings must at least be content to learn from books the present state of human knowledge; that…
- Great abilites are not requisitefor an Historian; for in historical composition, all thegreatest powers of the humanmind are quiescent. He has facts ready to his…
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- If I was asked to say what was the greatest invention of human beings, I would say the sentence. — John Banville
- In a single generation, the Internet has given to virtually every person on the face of the earth the ability to communicate… — Bob Barr
- This is the patent age of new inventions for killing bodies, and for saving souls. All propagated with the best intentions. — Lord Byron
- As good luck would have it, comes in one Mistress Page, gives intelligence of Ford's approach, and in her invention, and Ford's… — William Shakespeare
- We are more ready to try the untried when what we do is inconsequential. Hence the remarkable fact that many inventions had… — Eric Hoffer
- Dianetics is a milestone for man comparable to his discovery of fire and superior to his invention of the wheel and the… — L. Ron Hubbard
- Human beings seem to be a poor invention. If they are the noblest works of God where is the ignoblest? — Mark Twain
- Necessity is not the mother of invention. Knowledge and experiment are its parents. It sometimes happens that successful search is made for… — Willis R. Whitney