Frontinus famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Inventions reached their limit long ago, and I see no hope for further development.
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I will ignore all ideas for new works and engines of war, the invention of which has reached its limits and for whose improvement I see no further hope.
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No greater care is required upon any works than upon such as are to withstand the action of water; for this reason, all parts of the work need to be done exactly according to the rules of the art which all workmen know, but few observe.
-- Frontinus
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Tell me not here, it needs not saying, What tune the enchantress plays In aftermaths of soft September Or under blanching mays, For she and I were long acquainted And I knew all her ways.
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The Baptists' basic theology is that if you hold someone under water long enough, he'll come around to your way of thinking. It's a ritual known as 'Bobbing for Baptists.'
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Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, even violence.
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Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
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My musical development stopped when Frank Sinatra died.
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Our God has boundless resources. The only limit is in us. Our asking, our thinking, our praying are too small. Our expectations are too limited.
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Of course we all have our limits, but how can you possibly find your boundaries unless you explore as far and as wide as you possibly can? I would rather fail in an attempt at something new and uncharted than safely succeed in a repeat of something I have done.
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Kinds hearts are here; yet would the tenderest one Have limits to its mercy; God has none.
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We set ourselves limits, but we are all strong enough to aim higher, to achieve our goals. All we have to do is find such strength within ourselves. Know how to develop it.
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You never know the limit of a human being.
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