Collapse Quote by Stephen Leacock

“...she knew again that her humour had saved her only for larger destructions; that the mad and the murdered, the living, must learn to…

— Dow Mossman

[Sherlock Holmes:] The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession.

— Arthur Conan Doyle

Men of science have made abundant mistakes of every kind; their knowledge has improved only because of their gradual abandonment of ancient errors, poor…

— George Sarton

Perhaps the seeds of false-refinement, immorality, and vanity, have ever been shed by the great. Weak, artificial beings, raised above the common wants and…

— Mary Wollstonecraft

“Unfortunately, you are far more likely to be harmed or die prematurely as a direct result of modern society than you are from any…

— Steven Magee

Anybody who knows about having a premature baby, it's horrific. He was part of a twin, and I lost his sister.

— Sherri Shepherd

As a father and grandfather, I have witnessed firsthand the joy of new life entering the world. I know the pain and apprehension that…

— Solomon Ortiz

“A premature death does not only rob one of the countless instances where one would have experienced pleasure, it also saves one from the…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“While nuclear fusion is great achievement, it is important that we look into the negative aspects of it. The development of nuclear energy in…

— Steven Magee

If efforts to do social work are couched in selfish motives, then they will die a premature death. Why would my efforts get politicised?…

— Sachin Tendulkar

There are many aspects of the universe that still cannot be explained satisfactorily by science; but ignorance implies only ignorance that may someday be…

— Isaac Asimov

Part of the bargain of being alive is that one takes a chance at dying a premature or painful death, be it from violence,…

— Steven Pinker