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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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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Psychologists maintain that the dizzy feeling of intense romantic love lasts only about 18 months to at best three years. ~Helen Fisher
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose; anything goes. ~Cole Porter
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Bacchus has drowned more men than Neptune. ~Giuseppe Garibaldi
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For me, life is about enjoying yourself because you only live once. We should try to make the most of things and follow our dreams. ~Heidi Klum
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When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. ~Dan Brown
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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So, we just kind of created our own thing and that is part of the beauty of Athens; is that it is so off the map and there is no way you could ever be the East Village or an L.A. scene or a San Francisco scene, that it just became its own thing. ~Michael Stipe
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Language in art remains a highly ambiguous transaction, a quicksand, a trampoline, a frozen pool which might give way under you; at any time. ~Harold Pinter
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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In a large mass of muscle deprived of its circulation, the rate at which the recovery process can go on, after severe stimulation, depends on the rate at which oxygen can reach the fibres by diffusion. ~Archibald Hill
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A penny saved is a penny earned. ~English Proverb
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As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or fragrance, so let the sage dwell on earth. ~Gautama Buddha
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I am usually called upon to play the dreary suicidal girl. ~Hope Davis
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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