"The mind has great advantages over the body; however the body often furnishes little treats ... which offer the mind relief from sad thoughts."

-- Ninon de L'Enclos

#Mind Quotes #Relief Quotes #Body Quotes

“Cultivate that kind of knowledge which enables us to discover for ourselves in case of need that which others have to read or be told of.”
“The Philippines is in a strategic position. It is both East and West, right and left, rich and poor. We are neither here nor there.”
“It's my party and I'll cry if I want to.”

Source : Song: It's My Party
“The idea that God is an oversized white male with a flowing beard, who sits in the sky and tallies the fall of every sparrow is ludicrous. But if by 'God,' one means the set of physical laws that govern the universe, then clearly there is such a God. This God is emotionally unsatisfying... it does not make much sense to pray to the law of gravity.”
“Unfortunately what is little recognized is that the most worthwhile scientific books are those in which the author clearly indicates what he does not know; for an author most hurts his readers by concealing difficulties.”
“There's a man in Mobile who remembers that Honus Wagner hit a triple in Pittsburgh 46 years ago. That's baseball.”
“Conservation means the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men”

Source : Gifford Pinchot (1998). “Breaking New Ground”, p.505, Island Press
“The history of the women's movement in America follows a consciousness-amnesia cycle.”

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