“In the first quarter of the nineteenth century the experimental proof for the interdependence of the composition and properties of chemical compounds resulted in the theory that they are mutually related, so that like composition governs like properties, and conversely.” FirstsCenturyTheoryPropertyProofRelatedChemicalsQuartersCompositionCompoundsNineteenth CenturyInterdependenceChemical Compounds Author:Wilhelm Ostwald
“If you care anything about your personal security, you should first of all pray for order and tranquility throughout the four quarters of the land.” IfsShouldFirstsCareOrderFourLandSecurityPrayingInsecurityQuartersTranquilityIf You CarePersonal Security Book:The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Source: The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
“Wisdom: The first error is that of the southern people, and it consists in holding that these eastern and western places are real places. Give no quarter to that thought, whether it threatens you with fear, or tempts you with hopes. For this is Superstition and all who believe it will come in the end to the swamps, to the south and the jungles, to the far south. Part of the same error is to think that the Landlord is a real man.” PeopleThinkingMenGivingFirstsBelieveRealEndsErrorsSouthWesternSouthernQuartersSuperstitionsEasternJungleReal MenSwampsLandlord Author:C. S. Lewis