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Phillipsburg was the name of one those badly drawn fortresses resembling a fool with his nose too close to the wall.
On War (1832) Ch. 11 -
Philosophic argument, especially that drawn from the vastness of the universe, in comparison with the apparent insignificance of this globe, has sometimes shaken my reason for the faith that is in me; but my heart has always assured and reassured me that
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Pray thee, take care, that tak'st my book in hand,
To read it well: that is, to understand.The Works of Ben Jonson, First Folio I, To The Reader, lines 1-2. -
Precepts or maxims are of great weight; and a few useful ones on hand do more to produce a happy life than the volumes we can't find.
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Properly, we should read for power. Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one's hand.
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Prose on certain occasions can bear a great deal of poetry; on the other hand, poetry sinks and swoons under a moderate weight of prose.
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Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.
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Providing for one's family as a good husband and father is a water-tight excuse for making money hand over fist. Greed may be a sin, exploitation of other people might, on the face of it, look rather nasty, but who can blame a man for ''doing the best'' for his children?
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Reason is our soul's left hand, faith her right, by these we reach divinity.
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Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.
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Riches are a good hand maiden, but a poor mistress.
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Science isn't about authority or white coats; it's about following a method. That method is built on core principles: precision and transparency; being clear about your methods; being honest about your results; and drawing a clear line between the results, on the one hand, and your judgment calls about how those results support a hypothesis.
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Scientific theory and its application to the growing needs of mankind advance hand in hand.
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Scratching is one of nature's sweetest gratifications, and the one nearest at hand.
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Silence and invisibility go hand in hand with powerlessness.
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So they put a rifle in my hand Sent me off to a foreign land To go and kill the yellow man Born in the U.S.A.
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Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all.
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Some relaxation is necessary to people of every degree; the head that thinks and the hand that labors, must have some little time to recruit their diminished powers.
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Sometimes just a smile on our face can help to make this world a better place. Stand up for the things that are right. Try to talk things out instead of fight. Lend a hand when you can, get involved this is good. You can help to make a difference in your neighborhood.
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