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1677·Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alexander von Humboldt·1845In the great chain of causes and effects, no single fact can be considered in isolation.
William Strunk Jr.·1918Prefer the specific to the general, the definite to the vague, the concrete to the abstract.
Isaac Newton·1727Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.
Blessedness is not the reward of virtue, but virtue itself; neither do we rejoice therein, because we control our lusts, but, contrariwise, because we rejoice therein, we are able to control our lusts.
There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope.
Peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from force of character.
