"Science, which cuts its way through the muddy pond of daily life without mingling with it, casts its wealth to right and left, but the puny boatmen do not know how to fish for it."

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Source : 1855 Notebook entry, collected in Byloe i dumy (My Past and Thoughts), vol.3 (published 1861-7, translated by Constance Garnett,1924).

Alexander Herzen

#Cutting Quotes #Science Quotes #Ponds Quotes

“Human lives are too short to waste in trivialities.”
“Dad loves my stuff. No matter how many times my voice cracks or I miss a tap, he doesn't care. He's like some businessman making it to his kid's recital.”
“B.O.Y. means â€˜Beware of Youâ€™â€¦ Be aware of your power. We have the choice to live positively or in our own destruction.”
“It all depends what you mean by...”

Source : Answering questions on 'The Brains Trust' (formerly 'Any Questions'), BBC radio (1941-8)
“It's just so hard sometimes to work out where people stand on these things. I mean, isn't the Pope a feminist?”
“The world will ask you who you are, and if you don't know, the world will tell you.”
“You don't decide to build a church because you have money in the bank. You build because God says this is what I should do. Faith is the supplier of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.”
“What have I gained by health? Intolerable dullness. What by mode meals? A total blank.”

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