"In the pure mathematics we contemplate absolute truths which existed in the divine mind before the morning stars sang together, and which will continue to exist there when the last of their radiant host shall have fallen from heaven."

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Source : Thomas William Hodgson Crosland (1907). “Little Stories”

Edward Everett Hale

#Morning Quotes #Stars Quotes #Heaven Quotes

“You've got a lot of very, very smart people standing by waiting for somebody else to do the work. Not a recipe for long-term solvency in my opinion.”
“The student must have a very humble state of mind and also must be very inquisitive.”
“We set the treatment of bodies so high above the treatment of souls, that the physician occupies a higher place in society than the school-master.”
“What you put into it is what you're going to get out of it. If you're getting the chance to step into the octagon, you better be going full speed and give it everything you've got.”
“I know of three ways to recognize another writer: Writers are shamelessly nosy. Writers tell good stories, even about dumb old, daily things. On most writers, the earmarks of thrift, if not outright povery, are evident.”
“Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.”

Source : Christy Mathewson (2013). “Pitching in a Pinch: Baseball from the Inside”, p.76, Penguin
“Healthy shame is an emotion that teaches us about our limits. Like all emotions, shame moves us to get our basic needs met.”
“I mean, I didn't - I should have demanded attention of the boss maybe, or something like that that might have backfired. This I would just take as it came.”

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