In truth, one cannot, it seems, oppose mechanism and finalism, one cannot oppose mechanism and anthropomorphism, for if the functioning of a machine is explained by relations of pure causality, the construction of a machine can be understood neither without purpose nor without man. A machine is made by man and for man, with a view toward certain ends to be obtained, in the form of effects to be produced, a mechanical model of any phenomena is explanatory only so long as we take machines as already granted. ~Georges Canguilhem
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It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done. ~John Greenleaf Whittier
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If you are attached to anything, you surely will go far astray. ~Zen Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Anger is the one thing made better by delay. ~English Proverb
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Let me make it clear that I do not assert that a President and the Congress must on all points agree with each other at all times. Many times in history there has been complete disagreement between the two branches of the Government, and in these disagreements sometimes the Congress has won and sometimes the President has won. But during the administration of the present President we have had neither agreement nor a clear-cut battle. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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Luck is infatuated with the efficient. ~Persian Proverb
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Be brothers, and keep between you the accounts of merchants. ~Arabic Proverb
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I think we were colonized by aliens 250,000 years ago, and they genetically altered our DNA to be primates into homo erectus and humans. I'm very interested in how we evolved so suddenly, which obviously ties in with the alien thing. ~Al Jourgensen
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I must go on living. And, though it may be childish of me, I can't go on in simple compliance. From now on I must struggle with the world. I thought that Mother might well be the last of those who can end their lives beautifully and sadly, struggling with no one, neither hating nor betraying anyone. In the world to come there will be no room for such people. The dying are beautiful, but to live, to survive; those things somehow seem hideous and contaminated with blood. ~Osamu Dazai
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If the knitter is weary the baby will have no new bonnet. ~Irish Proverb
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The West is dead; you may lose a sweetheart but you won't forget her. ~Charles Marion Russell
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. ~Chinese Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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Lawsuits should not be used to destroy a viable and independent distribution system. The solution lies in the marketplace and not the courtroom. ~Don Henley
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs. ~Norbert of Xanten
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon. ~Zen Proverb
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