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The true spirit of delight, the exa…

24 Sep , 2019  

The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as in poetry. Great short quote and quotation by: Bertrand Russell , British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 – 1970)

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Immanuel Kant, FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE METAPHYSICS OF ETHICS

To be beneficent when we can is a d…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be beneficent when we can is a duty; and besides this, there are many minds so sympathetically constituted that, without any other motive of vanity or self-interest, they find a pleasure in spreading joy around them, and can take delight in the satisfaction of others so far as it is their own work. But […]

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To knock a thing down, especially i…

13 Oct , 2011  

To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an arrogant angle, is a deep delight of the blood. Great short quote and quotation by: George Santayana , US (Spanish-born) philosopher (1863 – 1952)

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We delight in the beauty of the but…

15 Feb , 2011  

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. Great short quote and quotation by: Maya Angelou , US author & poet (1928 – )

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Spenser, Fate of the Butterfly

What more felicity can fall to crea…

15 Feb , 2011  

What more felicity can fall to creature, Than to enjoy delight with liberty. Great short quote and quotation by: Spenser, Fate of the Butterfly ,

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Samuel Johnson

You teach your daugthers the diamet…

27 Apr , 2010  

You teach your daugthers the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company. Great short quote and quotation by: Samuel Johnson , English author, critic, & lexicographer (1709 – 1784)

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