Quotes 1841 till 1860 of 1874.
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Man can learn nothing unless he proceeds from the known to the unknown.
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Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain of the want of memory, when the defect is in the judgment; and others, by grasping at all, retain nothing.
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Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
Harrow School, 29-10-1941 -
Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.
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Nothing can have as its destination anything other than its origin. The contrary idea, the idea of progress, is poison.
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Nothing good bursts forth all at once. The lightning may dart out of a black cloud; but the day sends his bright heralds before him, to prepare the world for his coming.
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Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear.
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Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
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Nothing retains less of desire in art, in science, than this will to industry, booty, possession.
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Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
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Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
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Philosophy is like trying to open a safe with a combination lock: each little adjustment of the dials seems to achieve nothing, only when everything is in place does the door open.
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Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.
The Devil's Dictionary -
Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought.
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Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
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There is no such thing as Something for nothing.
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