"Strange! that what is enjoyed without pleasure cannot be discontinued without pain!"

-- Hannah More

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“Don't ever forget your history," she sang, "or any wicked soul can lie to you and get away with it.”
“Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.”
“To put yourself into a situation where a mistake cannot necessarily be recouped, where the life you lose may be your own, clears the head wonderfully. It puts domestic problems back into proportion and adds an element of seriousness to your drab, routine life. Perhaps this is one reason why climbing has become increasingly hard as society has become increasingly, disproportionately, coddling.”

Source : "Our enduring desire to court deadly risk" by Peter Beaumont, www.theguardian.com. July 14, 2012.
“Alan Rocke's Image and Reality does so many things vividly and convincingly: it shows how visual images led chemistry step by step to the reality of the microscopic world; how simple portrayals of the logic of substitution and combination were reified; brings to our attention the imaginative, neglected work of Williamson and Kopp; and takes a critical look at Kekule's daydream. And it beautifully delineates the essential place the imagination has in science. A rewarding, lively picture of chemistry in formation.”
“It's interesting to see the world's fascination with a troubled artist. The artists sure wouldn't share their enthusiasm.”
“Tenderness is a virtue.”

Source : "The Good-Natur'd Man". Play by Oliver Goldsmith, 1768.
“In the space between stimulus (what happens) and how we respond, lies our freedom to choose. Ultimately, this power to choose is what defines us as human beings. We may have limited choices but we can always choose. We can choose our thoughts, emotions, moods, our words, our actions; we can choose our values and live by principles. It is the choice of acting or being acted upon.”
“Whenever you go on a trip to visit foreign lands or distant places, remember that they are all someone's home and backyard.”

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