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The gastric laboratory uses its protein ferment under an acid reaction. ↗

— Ivan Pavlov

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Causes of Civil War are also, that the Wealth of the Nation is in too few mens hands, and that no certain means are provided to keep all men from a necessity either to beg, or steal, or be Souldiers. ↗

— William Petty

#beg #causes #certain #civil #civil war

Genius, throughout history, has been found difficult to classify because it varies in amount: It's rare to find a genius in the context of the noun, but most people, if not all, have a bit of genius in them in the context of the adjective. ↗

— Criss Jami

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If you bring the blanket, I’ll bring the warmth.
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— Jarod Kintz

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Here we grow the flax and grain; here we raise the meat they eat, and the wool to keep them warm; we cut trees to build their houses and firewood to heat their stoves. ↗

— Ernest Poole

#cut #eat #firewood #grain #grow

All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest. ↗

— Beatrix Potter

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A brick could be used to silence your critics. Well, unless all your critics are mutes.
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— Jarod Kintz

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You can build with brick, and you can also destroy with a brick.
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— Jarod Kintz

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A brick could be used to help America make money. Trust me, this is smarter than letting a central bank like the Federal Reserve make all the money.
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— Jarod Kintz

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We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in color and fire, but of course they would have to fit into the pattern of our society and be able to take orders from sound administrative types. ↗

— Joseph Priestley

#administrative #color #course #fire #fit