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Small: That is the Roman way: to give favors to the favorites
"That is the Roman way: to give favors to the favorites"
Hans Kung, Theologian
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Small: Experiments were not attempted at that time, we did not believe in the usefulness of the concept anyway, and I
"Experiments were not attempted at that time, we did not believe in the usefulness of the concept anyway, and I finished my thesis in 1962 with a feeling like an artist balancing on a high rope without any interested spectators"
Richard Ernst, Scientist
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Small: At the same time we are aware that our various religions and ethical traditions often offer very different bas
"At the same time we are aware that our various religions and ethical traditions often offer very different bases for what is helpful and what is unhelpful for men and women, what is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil"
Hans Kung, Theologian
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Small: To create architecture is to put in order. Put what in order? Function and objects
"To create architecture is to put in order. Put what in order? Function and objects"
Le Corbusier, Architect
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Small: Once a disease has entered the body, all parts which are healthy must fight it: not one alone, but all. Becaus
"Once a disease has entered the body, all parts which are healthy must fight it: not one alone, but all. Because a disease might mean their common death. Nature knows this; and Nature attacks the disease with whatever help she can muster"
Paracelsus, Scientist
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Small: I have been wounded like this since about half past eight this morning and I will tell you how it happened
"I have been wounded like this since about half past eight this morning and I will tell you how it happened"
Francesco Borromini, Architect
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Small: Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace
"Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace"
Karl Barth, Theologian
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Small: You know, I said I have this problem that I need to more carefully read Akrons text because its too much, too
H. R. Giger
"You know, I said I have this problem that I need to more carefully read Akron's text because it's too much, too much fantasy, and so I am busy with other stuff - it's funny, it's nice to hear that someone is studying that carefully and now I know a little bit more about that"
H. R. Giger, Artist
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Small: Facts are stupid until brought into connection with some general law
"Facts are stupid until brought into connection with some general law"
Louis Agassiz, Scientist
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Small: The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new t
"The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done"
Jean Piaget, Psychologist
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Small: Mountains were once my big adventure but is is over since a long time I still dream from the wonderful days so
Fritz Zwicky
"Mountains were once my big adventure but is is over since a long time; I still dream from the wonderful days sometimes, read also a few pages from a mountain book. But the thought of doing again active mountain climbing has faded"
Fritz Zwicky, Scientist
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Small: That past which is so presumptuously brought forward as a precedent for the present, was itself founded on som
"That past which is so presumptuously brought forward as a precedent for the present, was itself founded on some past that went before it"
Anne Louise Germaine de Stael, Author
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Small: It is only since linguistics has become more aware of its object of study, i.e. perceives the whole extent of
"It is only since linguistics has become more aware of its object of study, i.e. perceives the whole extent of it, that it is evident that this science can make a contribution to a range of studies that will be of interest to almost anyone"
Ferdinand De Saussure, Educator
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Small: Not only does travel give us a new system of reckoning, it also brings to the fore unknown aspects of our own
"Not only does travel give us a new system of reckoning, it also brings to the fore unknown aspects of our own self. Our consciousness being broadened and enriched, we shall judge ourselves more correctly"
Ella Maillart, Writer
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Small: After some time, with my eyes closed, I began to enjoy this wonderful play of colors and forms, which it reall
"After some time, with my eyes closed, I began to enjoy this wonderful play of colors and forms, which it really was a pleasure to observe. Then I went to sleep and the next day I was fine. I felt quite fresh, like a newborn"
Albert Hofmann, Scientist
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Small: Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle
"Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: We only understand that which already is within us
"We only understand that which already is within us"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: To shun ones cross is to make it heavier
"To shun one's cross is to make it heavier"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron
"Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms
"The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender
"Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: Order is a great persons need and their true well being
"Order is a great person's need and their true well being"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them
"Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criti
"Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: Im not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. Youre as old as you feel
"I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you
"Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy
"To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: There is no respect for others without humility in ones self
"There is no respect for others without humility in one's self"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: The only substance properly so called is the soul
"The only substance properly so called is the soul"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: Sympathy is the first condition of criticism
"Sympathy is the first condition of criticism"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: Order is power
"Order is power"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showi
"It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing that we look, by writing that we think, by pumping that we draw water into the well"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: Common sense is the measure of the possible it is composed of experience and prevision it is calculation appli
"Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults, a gigantic scaffolding whos
"Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults, a gigantic scaffolding whose object is to hide from us our favorite sin"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven
"Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark j
"Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of al
"Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less liable than anyone else to miss a
"He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: Doing easily what others find difficult is talent doing what is impossible for talent is genius
"Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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Small: The best path through life is the highway
"The best path through life is the highway"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
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