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science men gnats
Linnæus, setting out for Lapland, surveys his "comb" and "spare shirt," "leathern breeches" and "gauze cap to keep off gnats," with as much complacency as Bonaparte a park of artillery for the Russian campaign. The quiet bravery of the man is admirable. Henry David Thoreau
science fiction would-be
So I wrote what I hoped would be science fiction, I was not at all sure if what I wrote would be acceptable even. But I don't say that I consciously wrote with humour. Humour is a part of you that comes out. Robert Sheckley
science moon light
... finding that in [the Moon] there is a provision of light and heat; also in appearance, a soil proper for habitation fully as good as ours, if not perhaps better who can say that it is not extremely probable, nay beyond doubt, that there must be inhabitants on the Moon of some kind or other? William Herschel
science sky memorial
He broke through the barriers of the skies. William Herschel
science space mystery
I have looked farther into space than ever a human being did before me. William Herschel
science execution genius
Execution is the chariot of genius. William Blake
science discovery long
Truly the gods have not from the beginning revealed all things to mortals, but by long seeking, mortals discover what is better. Xenophanes
science scientist experiments
I am not a scientist. Ronald Reagan
science development may
The extraordinary development of modern science may be her undoing. Specialism, now a necessity, has fragmented the specialities themselves in a way that makes the outlook hazardous. The workers lose all sense of proportion in a maze of minutiae. William Osler
heaven legends crime
Heavenly witnesses are a tricky lot, to be used by whoever is closest to Heaven at the time. And legend and theology, which are designed to sanctify our fears, crimes, and aspirations, also reveal them for what they are. James A. Baldwin
heaven church christianity
Being no bigot myself, I am disposed to indulge the professors of Christianity in the church that road to heaven which to them shall seem the most direct, plainest, easiest and least liable to exception. George Washington
heaven suffering earth
Do not despise your situation; in it you must act, suffer, and conquer. From every point on earth we are equally near to heaven and to the infinite. Henri Frederic Amiel
heaven might granted
Be careful what you ask of Heaven; it might be granted. Isabel Allende
heaven home
Home is heaven and orgies are vile/ But you need an orgy, once in a while. Ogden Nash
heaven way hardest
Do not ask God the way to heaven; He will show you the hardest way. Bill Vaughan
heaven may location
The precise location of heaven on earth has never been established but it may very well be right here Herb Caen
heaven doubt evening
If naturalists go to heaven (about which there is considerable ecclesiastical doubt), I hope that I will be furnished with a troop of kakapo to amuse me in the evening instead of television. Gerald Durrell
heaven earth littles
And earth was heaven a little the worse for wear. And heaven was earth, done up again to look like new. Wilkie Collins