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The simplicity of nature is not to be measured by that of our conceptions. Infinitely varied in its effects, nature is simple only in its… — Pierre-Simon Laplace
...the source of all great mathematics is the special case, the concrete example. It is frequent in mathematics that every instance of a concept of… — Paul Halmos
All the effects of Nature are only the mathematical consequences of a small number of immutable laws. — Pierre-Simon Laplace
But the World being once fram'd, and the course of Nature establish'd, the Naturalist, (except in some few cases, where God, or Incorporeal Agents interpose),… — Robert Boyle
War is hell and all that, but it has a good deal to recommend it. It wipes out all the small nuisances of peace time. — John Hay Beith
To be listened to is, generally speaking, a nearly unique experience for most people. It is enormously stimulating. It is small wonder that people who… — Robert C. Murphy
All the other large and small nationalities and peoples are destined to perish before long in the revolutionary world storm... The next world war will… — Friedrich Engels
On his daughter Malala Yousafzai: When she was very small I used to say to her, 'tell me Malala, how is the school going?' And… — Ziauddin Yousafzai
I no longer have time for unnecessary drama. I wasted so much time scared, self-conscious and insecure. Life is too short to stress the small… — Daryl Hannah
I was the one small brunete among tall blondes. You only get one body, might as well love it. Nothing is the end of the… — Lucy Hale
Fighting with a large army under your command is nowise different from fighting with a small one: it is merely a question of instituting signs… — Sun Tzu
Small people delight in what they call consistency-that is, it gives them immense pleasure to say that they believe now exactly as they did ten… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Possessed of courage but devoid of morality, a superior man will make trouble while a small man will be a brigand. — Confucius
A small revenge is more human than no revenge at all. — Friedrich Nietzsche
There's small Revenge in Words, but Words may be greatly revenged — Benjamin Franklin
Their lives ran in circles so small They thought they'd seen it all — Michelle Shocked
To begin with our knowledge grows in spots. ..What you first gain, ... is probably a small amount of new information, a few new definitions,… — William James
For only when I err do I get away from what I know and what I understand. If "truth" were what I can understand, it… — Clarice Lispector
How does a kid from Coos Bay, with one leg longer than the other win races? All my life people have been telling me, 'You're… — Steve Prefontaine
Though we have rightly applauded our ancestors for their spiritual achievements ... those of us who prevail today will have done no small thing. — Neal A. Maxwell
I have one small drop of knowing in my soul. Let it dissolve in your ocean. — Unknown Author
Leave greatness to others. Become so small that no one can see you. This conviction results from growing devotion to the supreme reality. — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Faith is the avenue to salvation. Not intellectual understanding. Not money. Not your works. Just simple faith. How much faith? The faith of a mustard… — Billy Graham
God's message extends beyond borders. Anyone in the world can learn to forgive those who have injured them, however great or small that injury may… — Immaculee Ilibagiza
When I saw the embryo, I suddenly realized there was such a small difference between it and my daughters. I thought, we can't keep destroying… — Shinya Yamanaka

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