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Quote by John William Strutt

“Rediscovery in the library may be a more difficult and uncertain process than the first discovery in the laboratory.”

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John William Strutt, a renowned British physicist, is best known for his contributions to the fields of electromagnetism and acoustics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1879 for his discovery of argon, and he held a significant position in the scientific community. more

“What is man that his welfare be considered? An ape who chatters of kinship with the archangels while he very filthily digs for groundnuts. And yet I perceive that this same man is a maimed God. He is condemned under penalty to measure eternity with an hourglass and infinity with a yardstick and what is more, he very nearly does it.”

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Author:James Branch Cabell

“We are not meant to find peace in this world. The spirit of life cannot exist without effort. Destroy the rivalries of man and nations and you will have destroyed all that makes for betterment and progress on Earth.”

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Author:Winston Churchill

“Think of it. To go down to posterity as a 'man who lived among the cannibals.'”

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Book:Correspondence

Source: Correspondence

“...in certain moods, no man can weigh this world without throwing in something, somehow like Original Sin, to strike the uneven balance.”

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