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A generous prayer is never presented in vain; the petition may be refused, but the petitioner is always, I believe, rewarded by some gracious visitation. — Robert Louis Stevenson
Men professing godliness offer their bodies upon Satan's altar, and burn the incense of tobacco to his satanic majesty. Does this statement seem severe? The… — Ellen G. White
I think one difficulty is that the problem is one of such enormous complexity that the very mass of facts presented to the public by… — George C. Marshall
Geology, perhaps more than any other department of natural philosophy, is a science of contemplation. It requires no experience or complicated apparatus, no minute processes… — Humphry Davy
Now, in the development of our knowledge of the workings of Nature out of the tremendously complex assemblage of phenomena presented to the scientific inquirer,… — Oliver Heaviside
To the scientist, nature is always and merely a 'phenomenon,' not in the sense of being defective in reality, but in the sense of being… — Robin G. Collingwood
In contemplating the pecuniary resources needed for the removal of such a number to so great a distance [freed slaves to Africa], my thoughts and… — James Madison
Your success in life does not altogether depend on ability and training; it also depends on your determination to grasp opportunities that are presented to… — Paramahansa Yogananda
Variety of form and brilliancy of color in the object presented to patients are an actual means of recovery. — Florence Nightingale
Gratitude is here presented as more than a feeling, a virtue, or an experience; gratitude emerges as an attitude we can freely choose in order… — David Steindl-Rast
The Gospel is not presented to mankind as an argument about religious principals. Nor is it offered as a philosophy of life. Christianity is a… — Massey H. Shepherd
We must trust to nothing but facts: These are presented to us by Nature, and cannot deceive. We ought, in every instance, to submit our… — Antoine Lavoisier
The sense that the meaning of the universe had evaporated was what seemed to escape those who welcomed Darwin as a benefactor of mankind. Nietzsche… — R. J. Hollingdale
Far from being an aberration that is not representative of Christianity, the persecution of heretics follows logically from the connection of faith and salvation as… — Shadia Drury
Reason is universal because no attempted challenge to its results can avoid appealing to reason in the end-by claiming, for example, that what was presented… — Thomas Nagel
Prince presented us at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. — Bernie Worrell
I should mention that while I was growing up, Einstein was presented as a worthy role model for a young boy who was good at… — Sidney Altman
People say the effect is only on the mind. It is no such thing. The effect is on the body, too. Little as we know… — Florence Nightingale
A wife says to her husband (or vice versa), "Do you love me?""Of course," he replies. "I've been married to you for twenty years, haven't… — Leo Buscaglia
I had been involved in animal welfare groups, but DDAL presented an opportunity to actually create and pass legislation aimed at issues which really matter… — Doris Day

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