"The theory of ramification is one of pure colligation, for it takes no account of magnitude or position; geometrical lines are used, but these have no more real bearing on the matter than those employed in genealogical tables have in explaining the laws of procreation."

-- James Joseph Sylvester

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“We like to believe that, in our lifetime, the human condition is improving.”
“There are two kinds of imperialists - imperialists and bloody imperialists.”
“When you look at it that way, you can see how absurd it is that we individualize ourselves with our fences and hoarded possessions.”
“Human connections are deeply nurtured in the field of shared story.”

Source : Jean Houston (1987). “The Search for the Beloved: Journeys in Mythology and Sacred Psychology”, Tarcher
“Where does a man go when there are no more corners to turn, when he's running out of hope, out of luck, out of time?”

Source : Doug Stanton (2003). “In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors”, p.177, Macmillan
“Epicurus recommends bread and cheese as the staple, and his emphasis is more on avoiding pain than on seeking pleasure, insofar as pleasure-seeking tends to be followed by painful after-effects.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com
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“There are more than a few people, especially among the cultural Ã©lite, who still publicly regret the fact that Germany sent Einstein packing, without realizing that it was a much greater crime to kill little Hans Cohn from around the corner, even though he was no genius.”

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