"The Author of nature has not given laws to the universe, which, like the institutions of men, carry in themselves the elements of their own destruction; he has not permitted in his works any symptom of infancy or of old age, or any sign by which we may estimate either their future or their past duration. He may put an end, as he no doubt gave a beginning, to the present system at some determinate period of time; but we may rest assured, that this great catastrophe will not be brought about by the laws now existing, and that it is not indicated by any thing which we perceive."

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Source : John Playfair, Adam Ferguson, Gordon Younger Craig (1997). “James Hutton & Joseph Black: Biographies”

John Playfair

#Hard Work Quotes #Men Quotes #Past Quotes

“I can't dance at all by myself.”
“A home-made friend wears longer than one you buy in the market.”
“Learning who you are is what you're here to do.”

Source : R J Palacio (2012). “Wonder”, p.47, Random House
“Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for miseries and yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.”

Source : "The Mind on Fire: Faith for the Skeptical and Indifferent".
“The Puritans' sense of priorities in life was one of their greatest strengths. Putting God first and valuing everything else in relation to God was a recurrent Puritan theme.”

Source : Leland Ryken (2010). “Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were”, p.299, Harper Collins
“Oppressed groups are frequently placed in the situation of being listened to only if we frame our ideas in the language that is familiar to and comfortable for a dominant group. This requirement often changes the meaning of our ideas and works to elevate the ideas of dominant groups.”

Source : Patricia Hill Collins (2002). “Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment”, p.7, Routledge
“Everything that we've ever done has led up to this moment, so I presume there's a certain intricacy in that.”

Source : Source: killingthecabinet.com
“I can be naked as long as I'm wearing the right pair of shoes.”

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