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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Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. ~Hebrew Proverb
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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Yes, but I think if you look at it with a sort of gay sensibility and want everything to be positive about gay life, it could be interpreted as antigay. ~John Schlesinger
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
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To break boundaries interests me. With all the knowledge that is available now in the world, it should be accessible to everyone. You can get so much information on the Internet now, and yet there are so many places in the world where people just don't have the education. ~Melanie Griffith
#quotes #melanie-griffith #education #internet #knowledge

Invest less at the end of the month. Brokers tend to push stocks at the end of the month in an effort to match or surpass their previous month's sales. ~Nancy Dunnan
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He who wishes to talk well must first think well. ~Proverb
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When you have gone so far that you can't manage one more step, then you've gone just half the distance that you're capable of. ~Greenland Proverb
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In wintertime I like to wear flannel button down pyjamas, and in summer I prefer to wear, well; nothing. ~Phoebe Tonkin
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Luckily, the public school system that I was in had a really great drama program, so I plunged into that. It really sort of kept me afloat because I was bored in school. ~Allison Scagliotti
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There are two kinds of people; those who are always well and those who are always sick. Most of the evils of the world come from the first sort and most of the achievement from the second. ~Louis Dudek
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Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts. ~Soren Kierkegaard
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Children see things very well sometimes, and idealists even better. ~Lorraine Hansberry
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Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid. ~John Wayne
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Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. ~Yiddish Proverb
#proverbs #yiddish-proverbs #equality #destiny

You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you don't give equal rights to women, you can't progress. ~Shimon Peres
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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