The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels a profound sense of gratitude and has no one to thank. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The idea of atomic energy is illusionary but it has taken so powerful a hold on the minds, that although I have preached against it for twenty-five years, there are still some who believe it to be realizable. ~Nikola Tesla
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A quotation at the right moment is like bread in a famine. ~Yiddish Proverb
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It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. ~Richard Dawkins
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Courtesy does not exclude courage. ~Spanish Proverb
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Good sayings are like pearls strung together. ~Chinese Proverb
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Laughter is God's hand on a troubled world. ~English Proverb
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The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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The common sayings of the multitude are too true to be laughed at. ~Welsh Proverb
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What flowers are to gardens, spices to food, gems to a garment, and stars to heaven; such are proverbs interwoven in speech. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Proverbs are the lamps to words. ~Arabic Proverb
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. ~Dutch Proverb
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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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The publicis rather apt to be unreasonably discontented when a woman does marry again, than when she does not. ~Jane Austen
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The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin. ~Pope Pius IX
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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I felt as if I had attended the funeral of someone I didn't know. ~Pauline Kael
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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Science is not about what is true or what might be true, science is about what people with originally diverse viewpoints can be forced to believe by the weight of public evidence. ~Lee Smolin
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God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb
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To inquire into the origin of life is like seeking the origin of electrical machinery or the origin of music. Every increase in complexity of arrangement, of form, of substance, leads to new and often incalculable properties. ~Gilbert Newton Lewis
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Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar. ~Nnamdi Azikiwe
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