"Women are like tricks by sleight of hand, Which, to admire, we should not understand"

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Source : 1695 Valentine. Love for Love, act 4, sc.21.

William Congreve

#Hands Quotes #Understanding Quotes #Admiration Quotes

“The task for me is to not only comprehend the world, but to change the world. I would like to see a world where America lives up to its ideals, and resolves the contradiction between reality and principles.”
“No grace can save any man unless he helps himself.”
“If string theory is right, the microscopic fabric of our universe is a richly intertwined multidimensional labyrinth within which the strings of the universe endlessly twist and vibrate, rhythmically beating out the laws of the cosmos.”
“There are plenty of dead scientists I admire, but I can't think of any living ones. This is probably because it is only in retrospect that one can see who made the important contributions.”
“It isnâ€™t the fall that will kill you, but the sudden stop.”
“It comes with age. I can't watch movies that are inhumane.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Embellishment is an irresistible and consuming impulse, going back to the beginnings of human history. ... Probably the strongest motivating force is the simplest: the inability of almost everyone to ever leave well enough alone.”
“'Algebra' roughly translates to 'the system for reconciling disparate parts.'”

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