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    Our understanding of the world is achieved more effectively by conceptual improvements than by discovery of new facts...

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Example is the best precept.

Example is the best precept.

by Aesop 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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Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.

Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.

by Benjamin Rush Found in: Society Quotes,
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It is not a fragrant world.

It is not a fragrant world.

by Raymond Chandler Found in: Society Quotes,
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Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Society Quotes,
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I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to read more

I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.

by Emily Bronte Found in: Society Quotes,
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There is nothing to be found in a beehive that is not submerged in a bee. And yet you can read more

There is nothing to be found in a beehive that is not submerged in a bee. And yet you can search a bee forever with cyclotron and fluoroscope, and you will never find the hive.

by Kevin Kelly Found in: Society Quotes,
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The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is
truly free. First, society begins by read more

The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is
truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If
this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, the
finish by loading honors on your head.

by Kurt Cobain Found in: Society Quotes,
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Take your work seriously, but never yourself.

Take your work seriously, but never yourself.

by Dame Margot Fonteyn Found in: Society Quotes,
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