Acknowledge Quote by George Combe

The interval allowed was only five minutes, at the end of which I resumed the lecture; but so refreshing was the effects of the…

— George Combe

Fashion is not a real element of beauty in external objects; and to persons who possess a good endowment of Form, Constructiveness and Ideality,…

— George Combe

He has a number of curious facts in illustration of the power of mere goodness to protect against outrage.

— George Combe

A tendency to resume the same mode of action at stated times is peculiarly the characteristic of the nervous system; and on this account…

— George Combe

Individuals possessing moderate-sized brains easily find their proper sphere, and enjoy in it scope for all their energy. In ordinary circumstances they distinguish themselves,…

— George Combe

We used to speak familiarly of an agent, now do more, who was accustomed to manufacture evidence, and to invent facts in his cases,…

— George Combe

The friends whom I have are invaluable, and although not numerous they are sufficient for my enjoyment; and the texture of my own mind…

— George Combe

The same practice was continued every evening through the whole course, and with the same success. Many individuals expressed their gratification at having discovered…

— George Combe

They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their submission is wisdom; but for a nation like England…

— George Combe

Phrenology taught us that the mind thinks by means of the brain, is liable to become fatigued by too long attention, as the locomotive…

— George Combe

I called their attention also to the absence of all means of ventilating the hall, remarking that, as we had already breathed the air…

— George Combe

And if these be unprincipled agents who scruple at nothing, he will be a bold man who will deny that there are always to…

— George Combe