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“Better freedom with a crust, than slavery with every luxury.”

Book:Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

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Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

This book delves into the nature of thought, offering insights into various philosophical concepts and ideas. more

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Christian Nestell Bovee

Christian Nestell Bovee was an American writer, philosopher, and theologian known for his works in moral philosophy, religion, and literary criticism. more

“In general, inquiry ceases when we adopt a theory. After that, we overlook whatever makes against it, and see and think, and talk and write, only in its favor. Indeed, when we have a snug, comfortable theory, to which we are much attached, they appear to us as a very mean set of facts that will not square with it.”

Thinking Writing Mean Facts Theory Comfortable Favors Cease Squares Inquiry Very Mean

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“All power is indeed weak compared with that of the thinker. He sits upon the throne of his Empire of Thought, mightier far than they who wield material sceptres.”

Thinking Materials Weak Empires Thinker Thrones

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“New situations inspire new thoughts. Here is the benefit of travelling, much more than in mere sight-seeing. We lose ourselves in the streets of our own city, and go abroad to find ourselves.”

Loses Cities Situation Seeing Streets Inspire Travel Benefits Sight Mere New Thought New Situations

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“It is curious to what a degree one may become attached to a fine tree, especially when it is placed where trees are rare.”

May Tree Fine Degrees Curious

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“I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best.”

Ifs Thinking World Firsts Records New World World Records

Author:Haile Gebrselassie

“Every war involves a greater or less relapse into barbarism. War, indeed, in its details, is the essence of inhumanity. It dehumanizes. It may save the state, but it destroys the citizen.”

May War States Greater Citizens Essence Details Barbarism Inhumanity Relapse

Author:Christian Nestell Bovee

“In a contest with a weaker party it is more honorable to yield than to force concession. Magnanimity becomes the strong.”

Strong Force Party Weakness Yield Honorable Contests Concessions Magnanimity

Author:Christian Nestell Bovee

“The use we make of our fortune determines its sufficiency. A little is enough if used wisely, and too much if expended foolishly.”

Ifs Littles Enough Use Used Wealth Too Much Fortune Determine Riches Sufficiency

Author:Christian Nestell Bovee

“A strong will deals with the hard facts of life as a sculptor with his marbles, making them facile and yielding to his purposes, and conquering their stubbornness by a greater stubbornness in himself.”

Hard Facts Purpose Strong Deals Greater Conquer Willpower Marble Facts Of Life Sculptors Stubbornness Strong Will

Author:Christian Nestell Bovee

“Wit, like poetry, is insusceptible of being constructed upon rules founded merely in reason. Like faith, it exists independent of reason, and sometimes in hostility to it.”

Sometimes Reason Independent Wit Poetry Is Hostility

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