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Stanislaw Lem: Cancel me not...

Stanislaw Lem: Cancel me not...

Cancel me not -- for what shall then remain?
Abscissas, some mantissas, modules, modes,
A root or two, a torus...

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Maxwell Maltz: Close scrutiny will...

Maxwell Maltz: Close scrutiny will...

Close scrutiny will show that most crisis situations are opportunities to either advance, or stay where you...

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M F K Fisher: There are many...

M F K Fisher: There are many...

There are many of us who cannot but feel dismal about the future of various cultures. Often it is hard not to agree...

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M F K Fisher: Dictionaries are always...

M F K Fisher: Dictionaries are always...

Dictionaries are always fun, but not always reassuring.

Source: Dubious Honors,...

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Elizabeth Kenny: Some minds remain...

Elizabeth Kenny: Some minds remain...

Some minds remain open long enough for the truth not only to enter but to pass on through by way of a ready exit...

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Elizabeth Kenny: The American doctor...

Elizabeth Kenny: The American doctor...

The American doctor possesses a combination of conservatism and . . . an eagerness to know what it is really all...

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Lillian Carter: I know folks...

Lillian Carter: I know folks...

I know folks all have a tizzy about it, but I like a little bourbon of an evening. It helps me sleep. I don't much...

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Edward Jenner: An Inquiry into...

Edward Jenner: An Inquiry into...

An Inquiry into Cause and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae, a Disease Discovered in Some of the Western Countries of...

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Peter Mere Latham: Perfect health, like...

Peter Mere Latham: Perfect health, like...

Perfect health, like perfect beauty, is a rare thing; and so, it seems, is perfect...

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Peter Mere Latham: Fortunate, indeed, is...

Peter Mere Latham: Fortunate, indeed, is...

Fortunate, indeed, is the man who takes exactly the right measure of himself and holds a just balance between what he...

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Mary Steichen Calderone: We are still...

Mary Steichen Calderone: We are still...

We are still a sexophobic society, afraid of the wrong things for the wrong reasons.

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Austin O'Malley: The smaller the...

Austin O'Malley: The smaller the...

The smaller the head, the bigger the dream.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Austin O'Malley: A book reviewer...

Austin O'Malley: A book reviewer...

A book reviewer is usually a barker before the door of a publisher's circus.

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Austin O'Malley: The best blood...

Austin O'Malley: The best blood...

The best blood will at some time get into a fool or a mosquito.

Source: In Correct...

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Sivananda: There is something...

Sivananda: There is something...

There is something good in all seeming failures. You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be...

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Thomas Browne: We carry with...

Thomas Browne: We carry with...

We carry with us the wonders we seek without us.

Source: From Journey in Word, ed....

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Claude Bernard: Hatred is the...

Claude Bernard: Hatred is the...

Hatred is the most clear-sighted, next to genius.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Beatrice Hinkle: Fundamentally the male...

Beatrice Hinkle: Fundamentally the male...

Fundamentally the male artist approximates more to the psychology of woman, who, biologically speaking, is a purely...

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John Hope Franklin: Education came to...

John Hope Franklin: Education came to...

Education came to be one of the great preoccupations, enlightenment was viewed as the greatest single opportunity to...

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William Lyon Phelps: Nature makes boys...

William Lyon Phelps: Nature makes boys...

Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until they acquire some...

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