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George Henry Lewes

"Most expositions of Aristotle's doctrines, when they have not been dictated by a spirit of virulent detraction, or unsympathetic indifference, have carefully suppressed all, or nearly all, the absurdities, and only retained what seemed plausible and consistent. But in this procedure their historical significance disappears."

Source : George Henry Lewes (1864). “Aristotle: a chapter from the history of science including analyses of Aristotle's scientific writings”, p.9, London : Smith, Elder and Company

George Henry Lewes

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“On the road to equality there is no better place for blacks to detour around American values than in forgoing its example in the treatment of its women and the organization of its family.”
“I didn't know I wanted to be a hairdresser. I was always interested in fashion and imagery in a very naive way, but it was always an attraction, like glitter balls.”
“Planets are too dim to be detected with existing equipment, far away, except in these very special circumstances where they're seen by their gravitational effect”
“When you think you're good, you will play at that level. If you doubt yourself, you will play like crap.”
“The effect of the great and sudden change of altitude made itself felt at once; when I wanted to turn round in my bag, I had to do it a bit at a time, so as not to get out of breath.”

Source : Roald Amundsen (2013). “The South Pole”, p.269, BoD – Books on Demand
“All the beautiful things in this world are lies. They count for nothing in the end.”
“Bush and Blair ... don't understand any language but the language of force. Every time they kill us, we kill them, so the balance of terror is achieved.”
“The terrible predicament of a beautiful girl is that only an experienced womanizer, someone cynical and without scruple, feels up to the challenge. More often than not, she will lose her virginity to some filthy lowlife in what proves to be the first step in an irrevocable decline.”

Source : Michel Houellebecq (2001). “The Elementary Particles”, p.61, Vintage

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