Logo
Life may be defined to be the power of self-augmentation or assimi

Life may be defined to be the power of self-augmentation or assimilation, not of self-nurture; for then a steam-engine over a coal-pit might be made to live. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Life
category

And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond that you do what you say youre going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you dont know them and even if you dont agree with them. – Michelle Obama

Category:
Life

I never did a days work in my life. It was all fun. – Thomas A. Edison

Category:
Life

I wanted to write about the moment when your addictions no longer hide the truth from you. When your whole life breaks down. Thats the moment when you have to somehow choose what your life is going to be about. – Chuck Palahniuk

Category:
Life

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy. – Rabindranath Tagore

Category:
Life

Random Quotes

You only live once – but if you work it right, once is enough. – Joe E. Lewis

Category:
work

I like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question. Whatever we can do and do well we have a right to, and I dont think any one will deny us. – Louisa May Alcott

Category:
Women

I do believe that there are some universal cognitive tasks that are deep and profound – indeed, so deep and profound that it is worthwhile to understand them in order to design our displays in accord with those tasks. – Edward Tufte

Category:
design

The first law of dietetics seems to be if it tastes good, its bad for you. – Isaac Asimov

Category:
Food