"I hold that we have a very imperfect knowledge of the works of nature till we view them as works of God,â€” not only as works of mechanism, but works of intelligence, not only as under laws, but under a Lawgiver, wise and good."

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Source : James McCosh (1875). “Christianity and Positivism: A Series of Lectures to the Times on Natural Theology and Apologetics”, p.147

James McCosh

#Wise Quotes #Views Quotes #Law Quotes

“It is the tale, not he who tells it.”
“Woo woo, secret vampire stuff!”

Source : Charlaine Harris (2009). “Sookie Stackhouse 8-copy Boxed Set”, p.251, Penguin
“A little girl came home from school with a drawing she'd made in class.She danced into the kitchen ,where her mother was preparing dinner. "Mom,guess what ?" she squealed waving the drawing . her mother never looked up. "what"? she said ,tending to the pots. "guess what?" the child repeated ,waving the drawings. "what?" the mother said , tending to the plates. "Mom, you're not listening" "sweetie,yes I am" "Mom" the child said "you're not listening with your EYES”
“With no bottom line, it's hard to know wrong from right. But I ain't ever satisfied.”
“I am a basketball player, and I would like to focus my energy on basketball. The other things, I would rather not do. It is not something I am greatly interested in, but I know it is my responsibility.”
“I wanted to shoot straight, mainstream, somehow off-beat. Not only realistic West, which is quite unfamiliar to the world's population - even to a lot of Americans.”
“Fear closes all doors to the true self, that brilliant center where the ecstasy lies.”

Source : Kenny Werner (1996). “Effortless Mastery: Liberating the Master Musician Within”, Jamey Aebersold Jazz Incorporated
“If I'm going to spend the whole night waiting for you guys to stop flirting and shoot each other, I want to at least be entertained.”

Source : Dan Wells (2014). “Partials series 1-3 (Partials; Fragments; Ruins) (Partials)”, p.42, HarperCollins UK

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