"A god whose creation is so imperfect that he must be continually adjusting it to make it work properly seems to me a god of relatively low order, hardly worthy of any worship."

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Source : Martin Gardner (2005). “The New Ambidextrous Universe: Symmetry and Asymmetry from Mirror Reflections to Superstrings”, p.136, Courier Corporation

Martin Gardner

#Order Quotes #Religion Quotes #Adjusting Quotes

“You know the expression, "It's not personal; it's business." We sneer at such rot. All business is personal, all the time.”
“The country only has charms for those not obliged to stay there.”
“I think itâ€™s really important to sustain your dreams. Because a person without a dream will lose his or her will to live. Even if itâ€™s just a small dream, it means a lot to that person.”
“contrary to what many believed, my father was kind and tenderhearted, especially towards his family. His forbidding sternness seemed to melt into love, kindness, and easy familiarity when he was with us. Especially with me, his acknowledged successor to the throne, he would play lightheartedly. When we were alone together, he would sing me little songs; I don't remember his ever doing this in front of others, but when only the two of us were there, he would often sing to me.”
“Erasures are interesting to me because they prove what particular sieves we all are.”

Source : Source: www.raintaxi.com
“The design of Rhetoric is to remove those Prejudices that lie in the way of Truth, to Reduce the Passions to the Government of Reasons; to place our Subject in a Right Light, and excite our Hearers to a due consideration of it.”
“O sleep, we are beholden to thee, sleep; Thou bearest angels to us in the night, Saints out of heaven with palms. Seen by thy light Sorrow is some old tale that goeth not deep; Love is a pouting child.”

Source : Jean Ingelow (1874). “The Poetical Works of Jean Ingelow”, p.244
“Advise for anybody - enjoy what you are doing, enjoy the process of learning and don't be impatient.”

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