Objects Quotes

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It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in this last phrase as objects of contemplation, the act of… — Samuel Alexander
The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects. — Samuel Alexander
Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects. — Thomas Carlyle
All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it. — Jean Cocteau
We have no knowledge, that is, no general principles drawn from the contemplation of particular facts, but what has been built up by pleasure, and… — William Wordsworth
According to Democritus, truth lies at the bottom of a well, the water of which serves as a mirror in which objects may be reflected.… — Charles Francis Richter
I'm warning you with peace and love I have too much to do. So no more fan mail. Thank you, thank you. And no objects… — Ringo Starr
What I point out to you is only that you shouldn't allow yourselves to be confused by others. Act when you need to, without further… — Kelly Lin
Nothing is so dangerous as that of violence employed by well-meaning people for beneficial objects. — Alexis de Tocqueville
To avoid the necessity of a permanent debt and its inevitable consequences, I have advocated and endeavored to carry into effect the policy of confining… — Martin Van Buren
what are the objects of an useful American education? classical knowlege, modern languages & chiefly French, Spanish, & Italian; Mathematics; Natural philosophy; Natural History; Civil… — Thomas Jefferson
in the spring he will attend your botanical course. his natural turn is very strongly to the objects of your two courses of lectures, and… — Thomas Jefferson
I endeavor to keep their attention fixed on the main objects of all science, the freedom & happiness of man. — Thomas Jefferson
The entire routine of our memorized acquisitions is a consequence of nothing but the Law of Contiguity. The words of a poem, the formulas of… — William James
Any object not interesting in itself may become interesting through becoming associated with an object in which an interest already exists. The two associated objects… — William James
From all these facts there emerges a very simple abstract program for the teacher to follow in keeping the attention of the child: Begin with… — William James
If, then, you wish to insure the interest of your pupils, there is only one way to do it; and that is to make certain… — William James
The only way to Heaven is prayer; a prayer of the heart, which every one is capable of, and not of reasonings which are the… — Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
In memory's telephoto lens, far objects are magnified. — John Updike
Words express neither objects nor ourselves. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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