"Conquering matter is to understand it, and understanding matter is necessary to understanding the universe and ourselves: and that therefore Mendeleev's Periodic Table, which just during those weeks we were learning to unravel, was poetry..."

-- Primo Levi

#Understanding Quotes #Tables Quotes #Matter Quotes

“Trees are worth more alive than dead”
“More than anything else, kindness is a way of life. It is a way of living and walking through life. It is a way of dealing with all that is-our selves, our bodies, our dreams and goals, our neighbors, our competitors, our enemies, our air, our earth, our animals, our space, our time, and our very consciousness. Do we treat all creation with kindness? Isn't all creation holy and divine?”

Source : Jean Maalouf (2003). “The Healing Power of Kindness”, p.44, Twenty-Third Publications
“We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.”
“Iron is the final peal of a starâ€™s natural life.”
“If the husband sits on a chair in the Garden of Eden, his wife is his footstool.”
“As for myself, my course is clear. A British subject I was born - a British subject I will die. With my utmost effort, with my latest breath, will I oppose the 'veiled treason' which attempts by sordid means and mercenary proffers to lure our people from their allegiance.”
“If you provide good alternatives for public transport, you won't have traffic problems.”
“Sitting presidents are very tough to beat.”

Source : Source: live.washingtonpost.com

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