"The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect was already in the cause."

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Source : 'L'Evolution crèatrice' (1907) ch. 1

Henri Bergson

#Time Quotes #Past Quotes #Causes Quotes

“The self-righteous have their fig leaves so tightly bound that they have forgotten the seeping wounds beneath the foliage.”
“The greatest problem in Japanese politics over the last two decades is that we put off what needed to be done. We have to overcome that.”
“I'm racing against me. As long as I come across the finish, I'll be okay.”
“I'm probably the most militant person you'll ever meet and I speak my mind without provocation sometimes.”
“With increasing frequency and growing vehemence, you hear people saying they are ashamed to be Australians.”
“Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.”

Source : "Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA‎". Book by Brenda Maddox (p.61), 2002.
“My mom always said that there would be haters. Not everyone can love ya.”
“No cat purrs unless someone is around to listen.”

Source : Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (2001). “The Tribe of Tiger”, p.20, Simon and Schuster

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