"The manner in which things exist and take place, constitutes what is called the nature of things; and a careful observation of the nature of things is the sole foundation of all truth."

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Source : Jean Baptiste Say (1827). “A treatise on political economy: or, The production, distribution and consumption of wealth”, p.21

Jean-Baptiste Say

#Foundation Quotes #Sole Quotes #Observation Quotes

“You know, the Super Bowl is so fresh that every single commercial is even on, you know, some next-level entertainment.”
“It's important for the character, over the course of six years, to have checked off all the different boxes of the things that Mindy Kaling is trying to learn about herself to see what she wants. Which are the things that she's dreamed of since she was a kid that will ultimately be still important to her as a fully integrated adult and which ones are maybe just fantasies.”
“I fall at the feet of those who meditate on the Truest of the True.”
“A nation of ants, morose, frigid, and still preserving the same dread of happiness and joy as in the days of John Knox.”
“At one point I was introduced to a devastatingly handsome young man -- beautiful, really -- with black unruly hair, large sensitive eyes fringed by long dark lashes, a full sensuous mouth -- and an irresistible personality. His name was Tony Curtis.”
“Unemployment is of vital importance, particularly to the unemployed.”
“Listen, smile, agree, then do whatever you were going to do anyway.”
“As fast as we're going these days, especially because of the aerodynamics, we're all concerned about abusing tires. It's so fast that you're afraid of what you're going to do to the tires.”

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