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A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find. ↗

— James Stephens

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All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. ↗

— Albert Einstein

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Stunted varieties were generally chosen, particularly if they had the side branches opposite or regular, for much depends upon this; a one-sided tree is of no value in the eyes of the Chinese. ↗

— Robert Fortune

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This may be done by grafting, by confining the roots, withholding water, bending the branches, or in a hundred other ways which all proceed upon the same principle. ↗

— Robert Fortune

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Behind me the branches of a wasted and sterile existence are cracking. ↗

— Gustav Mahler

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Consequently he who wishes to attain to human perfection, must therefore first study Logic, next the various branches of Mathematics in their proper order, then Physics, and lastly Metaphysics. ↗

— Maimonides

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When the three branches of government have failed to represent the citizenry and the mass of the media has failed to represent the citizenry, then the citizenry better represent the citizenry. ↗

— David Mamet

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Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better. ↗

— Henri Matisse

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It is the union of independence and dependence of these branches - legislative, executive and judicial - and of the governmental functions possessed by each of them, that constitutes the marvellous genius of this unrivalled document. ↗

— J. Reuben Clark

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