"But man is a fickle and disreputable creature……" — Fyodor Dostoevsky

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• The Scripture abounds in commands and cautions for our utmost diligence in our search and inquiry as to whether we… — John Owen
• In order to the attaining of all useful knowledge this is most necessary, that we fear God; we are not… — Matthew Henry
• Meditation means cleansing the mirror, dropping thoughts, letting thoughts disappear, attaining to moments when thinking ceases. And those are the… — Rajneesh
• Wonder [admiratio astonishment, marvel] is a kind of desire for knowledge. The situation arises when one sees an effect and… — Thomas Aquinas
• We may affirm of Mr. Buffon, that which has been said of the chemists of old; though he may have… — Oliver Goldsmith
• I feel the need of attaining the maximum of intensity with the minimum of means. It is this which has… — Joan Miro
• Every nation has its prestigious military academies - or so few of them - that reach not only the virtues… — Elie Wiesel
• The chief distinction in the intellectual powers of the two sexes is shown by mans attaining to a higher eminence,… — Charles Darwin

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