"I had not yet gotten into the world of light. But I felt as one who, standing outside, could knock against the wall and hear an answering knock from within."

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Source : Simon Newcomb (1903). “The reminiscences of an astronomer”, Harper and Brothers

Simon Newcomb

#Wall Quotes #Light Quotes #World Quotes

“But men never violate the laws of God without suffering the consequences, sooner or later.”
“I am a tariff man, standing on a tariff platform.”
“As you age, you have this vast cauldron of experience to draw from. Some of the experiences are great; some of them you wish you'd never had. But all of them shape the work that you do and the person you become. It's just inevitable.”
“There is no business on a dead planet”
“I think women should make a habit of canceling the wars.”

Source : "The Mouse that Roared". Book by Leonard Wibberley, p. 145, 1983.
“Women are told from their infancy, and taught by the example of their mothers, that a little knowledge of human weakness, justly termed cunning, softness of temper, outward obedience and a scrupulous attention to a puerile kind of propriety, will obtain for them the protection of man.”
“I could never live without artwork. It's a constant inspiration.”
“When we strive to remove all risk from childhood we also remove the foundations of a rational adulthood, and we eliminate the very experiences that will help kids grow up to be the empowered, creative, brave problem-solvers that they can and must be.”

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