"Never was there a dogma more calculated to foster indolence, and to blunt the keen edge of curiosity, than the assumption of the discordance between the former and the existing causes of change."

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Source : Sir Charles Lyell (1837). “Principles of Geology: Being an Inquiry how Far the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface are Referable to Causes Now in Operation”, p.305

Charles Lyell

#Curiosity Quotes #Causes Quotes #Assumption Quotes

“I hate the idea that we might lose even a few talented future leaders because they fell for Bernie Sanders's spiel and then got discouraged when it didn't pan out.”
“If there is one thing that marks families with money in the long term it is this: delayed gratification.”

Source : Bill Bonner (2012). “Family Fortunes: How to Build Family Wealth and Hold on to It for 100 Years”, p.12, John Wiley & Sons
“An election is an opportunity for a new consensus.”
“If I panic, everyone else panics.”
“The company in which you will improve most will be least expensive to you.”
“Mido has just been sent off and I can confirm he walks like an Egyptian”
“I've always said "Writer's Block" is a myth. There is no such thing as writer's block, only writers trying to force something that isn't ready yet. Sometimes I don't write for weeks. And then all of the sudden I'll get a rush of inspiration and you can't drag me away from my notebook. But I don't stress out if I don't hit some arbitrary word count each day or if I go a few days without writing something.”
“Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.”

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