"Man, the molecule of society, is the subject of social science."

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Source : Henry Charles Carey (1872). “Manual of Social Science: Being a Condensation of the "Principles of Social Science" of H.C. Carey, LL.D.”, p.37

Henry Charles Carey

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“I belong to a generation - assuming that this generation includes others besides me - that lost its faith in the gods of the old religions as well as in the gods of modern nonreligions. I reject Jehova as I reject humanity.”
“As a modern woman, there are things I take for granted, and that shows up in the way I sit, the way I walk, the way I think, and what I know to be possible.”
“Prayer is designed to adjust you to God's will, not to adjust God to your will.”
“I don't know if it's a stare or if it's something I do with my eyes when I'm really focused in on someone or something. Apparently it comes out every now and then,”
“We not only speak but think and even dream in words. Language is a mirror in which the whole spiritual development of mankind reflects itself. Therefore, in tracing words to their origins, we are tracing simultaneously civilization and culture to their real roots.”
“I was never a lonely child who sat looking at the rain sliding down the window,”
“I find it soothing, the thought of a movie theater.”
“Change is a continuous process. You cannot assess it with the static yardstick of a limited time frame. When a seed is sown into the ground, you cannot immediately see the plant. You have to be patient. With time, it grows into a large tree. And then the flowers bloom, and only then can the fruits be plucked.”

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