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Theories are always very thin and insubstantial, experience only i

Theories are always very thin and insubstantial, experience only is tangible. – Hosea Ballou

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Hatred is self-punishment. Hatred it the cowards revenge for being intimidated. – Hosea Ballou

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A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink-drop soileth the pure white page. – Hosea Ballou

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Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has been honored by the name of speculation; but which ought to be called Gambling. – William Cobbett

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It is theory that decides what can be observed. – Albert Einstein

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A theory is the more impressive the greater is the simplicity of its premises, the more different are the kinds of things it relates and the more extended the range of its applicability. – Albert Einstein

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The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession. – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Respect for ones parents is the highest duty of civil life. – Chinese Proverb

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The true harvest of my daily life is somewhat as intangible and indescribable as the tints of morning or evening. It is a little star dust caught, a segment of the rainbow which I have clutched. – Henry David Thoreau, Walden

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Adulthood is the ever-shrinking period between childhood and old age. It is the apparent aim of modern industrial societies to reduce this period to a minimum. – Thomas Szasz

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I hope Im still shooting when Im 80. – Conrad Hall

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