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Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour, content to dwell in decencies for ever. ↗

— Alexander Pope

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Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be. ↗

— Alexander Pope

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He who has seen everything empty itself is close to knowing what everything is filled with. ↗

— Antonio Porchia

#empty #everything #filled #itself #knowing

I abandoned chemistry to concentrate on mathematics and physics. In 1942, I travelled to Cambridge to take the scholarship examination at Trinity College, received an award and entered the university in October 1943. ↗

— John Pople

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From an early age I was told that I was expected to do more than continue to run a small business. Education was important and seen as a way of moving forward. ↗

— John Pople

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I have had many opportunities to visit universities all over the world in the past 50 years. ↗

— John Pople

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In the war, most young men were inducted into the armed forces at the age of 17. A group of students was permitted to attend university before taking part in wartime research projects. ↗

— John Pople

#armed #armed forces #attend #before #forces

Looking through the list of earlier Nobel laureates, I note a large number with whom I became acquainted and with whom I interacted during those years as they passed through Cambridge. ↗

— John Pople

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I get to do interesting roles and make a living. ↗

— Aidan Quinn

#i #interesting #living #make #roles

Certainties are arrived at only on foot. ↗

— Antonio Porchia

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