"He has a number of curious facts in……" — George Combe
"He has a number of curious facts in illustration of the power of mere goodness to protect against outrage."
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George Combe
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11 Quotes by George Combe
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The friends whom I have are invaluable, and although not numerous they are sufficient for my enjoyment; and the texture…
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Phrenology taught us that the mind thinks by means of the brain, is liable to become fatigued by too long…
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While some of them acknowledge the obligation of natural morality in their mode of conducting their cases, and preserve their…
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I requested the gentlemen to put on their hats, and the ladies their shawls, to avoid catching cold, and then…
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And if these be unprincipled agents who scruple at nothing, he will be a bold man who will deny that…
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We used to speak familiarly of an agent, now do more, who was accustomed to manufacture evidence, and to invent…
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They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their submission is wisdom; but for…
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I called their attention also to the absence of all means of ventilating the hall, remarking that, as we had…
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The interval allowed was only five minutes, at the end of which I resumed the lecture; but so refreshing was…
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The same practice was continued every evening through the whole course, and with the same success. Many individuals expressed their…
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More Curious Quotes
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I've learned not to look at reviews. Early on, I did. I was always curious.
— Paul Auster
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I think that the American people are curious about who a candidate is, what their background is, who their family…
— Michele Bachmann
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If you're curious, London's an amazing place.
— David Bailey
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It would be curious to know what leads a man to become a stationer rather than a baker, when he…
— HonorÈ De Balzac
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I'm just curious, who's more fit to raise a child? A loving committed same-sex couple or an unmarried 15-year-old with…
— Ellen Barkin
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What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who…
— Bruce Barton
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'And for my part, Gentlemen,' said I, 'that I may put in for a share, and guess with the rest;…
— Cyrano de Bergerac
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Only barbarians are not curious about where they come from, how they came to be where they are, where they…
— Isaiah Berlin
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It is a curious phenomena that God has made the hearts of the poor, rich and those of the rich,…
— Vinoba Bhave
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I'm always curious about what happens when we die. And I'd like to think that somehow the spirit goes on.…
— Nicolas Cage
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A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that of the curious, a scarce…
— Oswald Chambers
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It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how…
— Agatha Christie
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