"Accustomed to trace the operation of general causes, and the exemplification of general laws, in circumstances where the uninformed and unenquiring eye perceives neither novelty nor beauty, [the scientist and natural philosopher] walks in the midst of wonders."

-- John Herschel

#Eye Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Law Quotes

“Failure is, in a sense, the highway to success...”
“It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.”
“An estimated value is a precarious measure of justice, compared with the specific thing.”

Source : "Fisher v. Prince", 3 Burr. Part IV. 1365, 1762.
“In general my children refuse to eat anything that hasn't danced in television.”
“Have you noticed ... there is never any third act in a nightmare? They bring you to a climax of terror and then leave you there. They are the work of poor dramatists.”
“And let's get one thing straight. There's a big difference between a pilot and an aviator. One is a technician; the other is an artist in love with flight.”
“It's been over 15 years since I toured... over 12 years since I did any recording under my own name. I never really intended to take that long of a hiatus.”
“I don't think you should ever damage other people for your art.”

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