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    ...most scientific problems are far better understood by studying their history than their logic.

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People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who have work to do.

People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who have work to do.

by Thomas Sowell Found in: Society Quotes,
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Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

by Frederick Douglass Found in: Society Quotes,
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All rising to great place is by winding stair.

All rising to great place is by winding stair.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Society Quotes,
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Life is simply the reification of the process of living.

Life is simply the reification of the process of living.

by Ernst Mayr Found in: Society Quotes,
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It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

by Aesop Found in: Society Quotes,
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In history the way of annihilation is invariably prepared by inward degeneration, by decrease of life. Only then can a read more

In history the way of annihilation is invariably prepared by inward degeneration, by decrease of life. Only then can a shock from outside put an end to the whole.

by Jakob Burckhardt Found in: Society Quotes,
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He who has never failed somewhere, that man cannot be great.

He who has never failed somewhere, that man cannot be great.

by Herman Melville Found in: Society Quotes,
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Proselytizing is more a passionate search for something not yet found than a desire to bestow upon the world something read more

Proselytizing is more a passionate search for something not yet found than a desire to bestow upon the world something we already have. It is a search for a final and irrefutable demonstration that our absolute truth is indeed the one and only truth. The proselytizing fanatic strengthens his own faith by converting others.

by Eric Hoffer Found in: Society Quotes,
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If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting
values, we must recognize the whole gamut of read more

If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting
values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human
potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one
in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.

by Margaret Mead Found in: Society Quotes,
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