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«I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition, to whatever measure this term has any meaning, science has the additional virtue, and it is not an inconsiderable one, of being true.»
Author: Dr. Carl Sagan
(Astronomer, Scientist, Writer)
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Science
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addition, additional, additions, inconsiderable, in addition, maintain, pseudoscience, term
«It must require an inordinate share of vanity and presumption, too, after enjoying so much that is good and beautiful on earth, to ask the Lord for immortality in addition to it all»
Author: Heinrich Heine
(Poet, Writer)
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addition, additions, enjoying, inordinate, in addition, presumption, presumptions
«Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power.»
«In addition to wreaking havoc on our bodies, anger close our inner door, making us feel isolated and distrustful, hindering communication.»
Author: Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama
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addition, additions, bodies, close, communication, distrustful, door, havoc, hindered, hindering, inner, in addition, isolate, isolated, isolates, isolating, wreak, wreaking
«RAMSHACKLE, adj. Pertaining to a certain order of architecture, otherwise known as the Normal American. Most of the public buildings of the United States are of the Ramshackle order, though some of our earlier architects preferred the Ironic. Recent additions to the White House in Washington are Theo-Doric, the ecclesiastic order of the Dorians. They are exceedingly fine and cost one hundred dollars a brick.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
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additions, adj, brick, Buildings, Dorian, Dorians, Doric, earlier, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastics, exceedingly, known as, one hundred, pertain, pertaining, pertains, preferred, ramshackle, recent, Theo, The Normal, The White House, White House
«For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.»
«And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges: / And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.»
«A new medium is never an addition to an old one, nor does it leave the old one in peace. It never ceases to oppress the older media until it finds new shapes and positions for them.»
«In addition to my other numerous acquaintances, I have one more intimate confidant. My depression is the most faithful mistress I have known -- no wonder, then, that I return the love.»
Author: Soren Kierkegaard
(Philosopher, Theologian)
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acquaintances, addition, additions, confidant, confidants, depression, faithful, intimate, in addition, mistress, mistresses, numerous, the Depression
«Give up the feeling of responsibility, let go your hold, resign the care of your destiny to higher powers, be genuinely indifferent as to what becomes of it all and you will find not only that you gain a perfect inward relief, but often also, in addition, the particular goods you sincerely thought you were renouncing.»
Author: William James
(Philosopher, Psychologist)
| Keywords:
addition, additions, Care of, genuinely, goods, high-powered, indifferent, inward, in addition, let go, particular, relief, renounces, renouncing, resign, resigning, resigns, sincerely
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