"We cannot conceive how the Foetus is form'd in the Womb, nor as much as how a Plant springs from the Earth we tread on ... And if we are ignorant of the most obvious things about us, and the most considerable within our selves, 'tis then no wonder that we know not the constitution and powers of the creatures, to whom we are such strangers."

-- Joseph Glanvill

#Spring Quotes #Knowledge Quotes #Self Quotes

“I know not what treason is, if sapping and betraying the liberties of a people be not treason.”
“Happiness is the readiness to be happy.”
“People who call themselves actors and can't ever get work; they do need to get another profession.”
“The law is simple. Every experience is repeated or suffered till you experience it properly and fully the first time.”
“I do believe that the Mormon Church is at kind of an awakening, in two different ways: More people are becoming aware of it, and it's becoming a force to be reckoned with. There's a lot of Mormon converts globally.”

Source : Source: www.slate.com
“The major religions, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, they deny somehow that God has a feminine face. However, if you go to the holy texts, you see there is this feminine presence.”
“I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.”
“All our songs are about real people, true events. We do write about DC Comics and things like The Replacements. It's pretty much good conversations that happen at Art Brut shows. It's like making friends - like a Wanted ad: "Man that likes the Replacements and DC Comics wants friends to drink with at venue tonight. Who's coming?" It's like that.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

You may also like:

Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway
Philosopher
Benjamin Whichcote
Cotton Mather
Author
Henry More
Philosopher
Isaac Barrow
Mathematician
John Wilkins
Author
Matthew Arnold
Poet
Ralph Cudworth
Philosopher
Thomas Sprat