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Men go about their business of killing one another, often in defence of their honour, that most meretricious of baubles, leaving women to pay the price.
“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.”
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“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”
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“Monotony has nothing to do with a place; monotony, either in its sensation or its infliction, is simply the quality of a person. There are no dreary sights; there are only dreary sight seers.”
― Alarms and Discursions
― Alarms and Discursions
“The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.”
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“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”
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