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“The more a person learns how to use the forces of nature for his own purposes, by means of perfecting the sciences and the invention and improvement of machines, the more he will produce.”

Mean Persons Use Purpose Force Produce Machines Improvement Invention Forces Of Nature

Author:Friedrich List

“The invention of the arts, and other things which serve the common use and convenience of life, is a gift of God by no means to be despised, and a faculty worthy of commendation.”

Mean Art Use Life Is Common Worthy Invention Faculty Convenience Despised Gift From God Life Is A Gift Commendation

Book:John Calvin's Commentaries On Genesis 1-23 (Annotated Edition)

Source: John Calvin's Commentaries On Genesis 1-23 (Annotated Edition)

“There can be no doubt but that he who has the most materials has the greatest means of invention.”

Mean Doubt Materials Invention No Doubt

Book:The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds

Source: The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds

“When I was growing up, when I was 11 years old I was listening to The Mothers of Invention. You know, I mean I was a Frank Zappa fan in Arkansas.”

Knows Years Mean Mother Growing Up Growing Fans Listening Invention Frank Arkansas Zappa

Author:Billy Bob Thornton

“Perhapsthemost sublimeinsights oftheJewishprophets and the Christian gospel is the knowledge that since perfection is love, the apprehension of perfection is at once the means of seeing one's imperfections and the consoling assurance of grace which makes this realization bearable. This ultimate paradox of high religion is not an invention of theologians or priests. It is constantly validated by the most searching experiences of life.”

Mean Christian Grace Seeing Perfection Ultimate Invention Realization Priests Paradox Imperfection Assurance Theologian Apprehension Bearable Consoling

Author:Reinhold Niebuhr

“Through algebra you easily arrive at equations, but always to pass therefrom to the elegant constructions and demonstrations which usually result by means of the method of porisms is not so easy, nor is one's ingenuity and power of invention so greatly exercised and refined in this analysis.”

Mean Easy Results Method Invention Analysis Construction Equations Elegant Demonstration Ingenuity Refined Algebra

Book:1691-1695

Source: 1691-1695