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There are two classes of poets – th…

3 Jul , 2015  

There are two classes of poets – the poets by education and practice, these we respect; and poets by nature, these we love. Great short quote and quotation by: Ralph Waldo Emerson , US essayist & poet (1803 – 1882)

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There is a demand in these days for…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is a demand in these days for men who can make wrong appear right. Great short quote and quotation by: Terence , Roman comic dramatist (185 BC – 159 BC)

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There is no history of mankind, the…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is no history of mankind, there are only many histories of all kinds of aspects of human life. And one of these is the history of political power. This is elevated into the history of the world. Great short quote and quotation by: Karl Popper ,

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Richard Feynman, Letter to Armando Garcia J, December 11, 1985

There is no harm in doubt and scept…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is no harm in doubt and scepticism, for it is through these that new discoveries are made. Great short quote and quotation by: Richard Feynman, Letter to Armando Garcia J, December 11, 1985 , US educator & physicist (1918 – 1988)

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These are bagpipes. I understand th…

25 Feb , 2014  

These are bagpipes. I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant, asthmatic pig under his arm. Unfortunately, the man-made sound never equaled the purity of the sound achieved by the pig. Great short quote and quotation by: Alfred Hitchcock , British movie director (1899 – 1980)

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Kara Vichko

These days, the wages of sin depend…

25 Feb , 2014  

These days, the wages of sin depend on what kind of deal you make with the devil. Great short quote and quotation by: Kara Vichko ,

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Gilbert Highet

These are not books, lumps of lifel…

25 Feb , 2014  

These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves. Great short quote and quotation by: Gilbert Highet ,

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Think of how many religions attempt…

17 Dec , 2013  

Think of how many religions attempt to validate themselves with prophecy. Think of how many people rely on these prophecies, however vague, however unfulfilled, to support or prop up their beliefs. Yet has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science? Great short quote and quotation by: Carl Sagan , […]

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Those who educate children well are…

18 Jan , 2013  

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well. Great short quote and quotation by: Aristotle , Greek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist (384 BC – 322 BC)

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Henri Poincare

Thus, be it understood, to demonstr…

19 Dec , 2011  

Thus, be it understood, to demonstrate a theorem, it is neither necessary nor even advantageous to know what it means….[A] machine might be imagined where the assumptions were put in at one end, while the theorems came out at the other, like the legendary Chicago machine where the pigs go in alive and come out […]

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From the last episode of "Cheers"

Time goes by so fast, people go in …

13 Oct , 2011  

Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you. Great short quote and quotation by: From the last episode of “Cheers” ,

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To be able under all circumstances …

13 Oct , 2011  

To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness. Great short quote and quotation by: Confucius , Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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