The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, seek simplicity and distrust it.
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The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, seek simplicity and distrust it.
There is only one god and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: “Not today.
Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can't afford divisive polity in India.
A squat grey building of only thirty-four stories. Over the main entrance the words, CENTRAL LONDON HATCHERY AND CONDITIONING CENTRE, and, in a shield, the World State's motto, COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, STABILITY.
Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think, creation's.
When a young man, I read somewhere the following: God the Almighty said, 'All that is too complex is unnecessary, and it is simple that is needed.' So this has been my lifetime motto – I have been creating weapons to defend the borders of my fatherland, to be simple and reliable.
Abandon hope, all ye who enter here. [Omnes relinquite spes, o vos intrantes]
My friends and I started that motto early in high school - that attitude, that mentality - from way back then: Want to go to Stanford? Why not? Want to play in the NBA? Why not?
Hegel seems to me to be always wanting to say that things which look different are really the same. Whereas my interest is in showing that things which look the same are really different. I was thinking of using as a motto for my book a quotation from King Lear: 'I’ll teach you differences'. ... 'You’d be surprised' wouldn’t be a bad motto either.
How did you get back?' asked Vautrin. 'I walked,' replied Eugene. 'I wouldn't like half-pleasures, myself,' observed the tempter. 'I'd want to go there in my own carriage, have my own box, and come back in comfort. All or nothing, that's my motto.' 'And a very good one,' said Madame Vauquer.
My motto is, 'What's the hurry?' I'm trying to get it across to the modern world that we need to sit around and think a little bit more.
My motto is very personal and may not fit anyone else or any other company. It is: Don't do anything that someone else can do. Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.
Don’t wait to be hunted to hide, that was always my motto.
It is in the doing that the real blessing comes. Do it! That's our motto.
Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity set the expectations for behavior; they set a standard for our work. More than just a motto, for the men and women of the FBI, Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity is a way of life.
Nil desperandum, -- Never Despair. That is a motto for you and me. All are not dead; and where there is a spark of patriotic fire, we will rekindle it.
On with dance, let joy be unconfined, is my motto; whether there's any dance to dance or any joy to unconfined.
Humanity, you never had it from the beginning." That was my motto.
I happen to be colorblind. Racism is not my motto. One day, I strongly expect every color to love as one family.
In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on the fetters of galley-slaves. The application of this motto is fine and just.
When the decision is up before you-and on my desk I have a motto which says "The buck stops here"-the decision has to be made.
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