"Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more. [Fr., Rien n'est si dangereux qu'un ignorant ami; Mieux vaudrait un sage ennemi.]"

-- Jean de La Fontaine

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“Hitherto the principle of causality was universally accepted as an indispensable postulate of scientific research, but now we are told by some physicists that it must be thrown overboard. The fact that such an extraordinary opinion should be expressed in responsible scientific quarters is widely taken to be significant of the all-round unreliability of human knowledge. This indeed is a very serious situation.”
“Women particularly can dress modestly and in the process contribute to their own selfÂ respect and to the moral purity of men. In the end, most women get the type of man they dress for.”
“The price of shallow sex may be a corresponding loss of capacity for deep love.”
“The cardinal rule for hosting the Miss USA and Miss Universe beauty pageants is to expect the unexpected.”
“To tell you the truth although it would put Â£500 in my pockets to specify my own patent rails, I cannot do so after the experience I have had.”

Source : Samuel Smiles, George Stephenson (1857). “The life of George Stephenson, Railway Engineer”, p.195
“Farce treats the improbable as probable, the impossible as possible.”
“Certainly, it is. Love is love, and loss is loss. We all love, and we all die, and everyone suffers the pain of grieving. The trick is to enjoy what you have while you have it. Not run like a bunny from the good things because they might be taken away sooner than youâ€™d like.”
“Revolution as an ideal concept always preserves the essential content of the original thought: sudden and lasting betterment.”

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