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Berkeley Vax/Unix Assembler Reference Manual (1983)

This document describes the usage a…

17 Dec , 2013  

This document describes the usage and input syntax of the Unix Vax-11 assembler As. As is designed for assembling code produced by the “C” compiler; certain concessions have been made to handle code written directly by people, but in general little sympathy has been extended. Great short quote and quotation by: Berkeley Vax/Unix Assembler Reference […]

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Gaius Plinius Secundus, ("The Elder") (23-79)

This only is certain, that there is…

14 Jun , 2013  

This only is certain, that there is nothing certain; and nothing more miserable and yet more arrogant than man. Great short quote and quotation by: Gaius Plinius Secundus, (“The Elder”) (23-79) ,

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This only is certain, that there is…

17 Apr , 2013  

This only is certain, that there is nothing certain; and nothing more miserable and yet more arrogant than man. Great short quote and quotation by: Pliny the Elder , Roman scholar & scientist (23 AD – 79 AD)

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Leonardo da Vinci, The Wisdom of Leonardo da Vinci

Those who become enamored of practi…

17 Apr , 2013  

Those who become enamored of practices without science are like sailors who go aboard ship without a rudder and compass, for they are never certain where they will land. Great short quote and quotation by: Leonardo da Vinci, The Wisdom of Leonardo da Vinci , Italian engineer, painter, & sculptor (1452 – 1519)

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To be absolutely certain about some…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it. Great short quote and quotation by: Voltaire , French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 – 1778)

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To be good, according to the vulgar…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy. It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability. Great short quote and quotation by: Oscar Wilde , Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)

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J.B.S. Haldane, "On Being the Right Size" in the (1928) book "Possible Worlds"

To the biologist the problem of soc…

13 Oct , 2011  

To the biologist the problem of socialism appears largely as a problem of size. The extreme socialists desire to run every nation as a single business concern. I do not suppose that Henry Ford would find much difficulty in running Andorra or Luxembourg on a socialistic basis. He has already more men on his pay-roll […]

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Under certain circumstances, profan…

4 Aug , 2011  

Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. Great short quote and quotation by: Mark Twain , US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 – 1910)

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We all live in the protection of ce…

15 Feb , 2011  

We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our principles. Great short quote and quotation by: Mark Twain , US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 – 1910)

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Hazrat Inayat Khan

We grown-up people think that we ap…

15 Feb , 2011  

We grown-up people think that we appreciate music, but if we realized the sense that an infant has brought with it of appreciating sound and rhythm, we would never boast of knowing music. The infant is music itself. In the cradle it in moving its little arms and legs in a certain rhythm. And when […]

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We have long passed the Victorian e…

15 Feb , 2011  

We have long passed the Victorian era, when asterisks were followed after a certain interval by a baby. Great short quote and quotation by: W. Somerset Maugham , English dramatist & novelist (1874 – 1965)

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US Declaration of Independence

We hold these truths to be self-evi…

15 Feb , 2011  

We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Great short quote and quotation by: US Declaration of Independence ,

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