#which

Purity is not imposed upon us as though it were a kind of punishment, it is one of those mysterious but obvious conditions of that supernatural knowledge of ourselves in the Divine, which we speak of as faith. Impurity does not destroy this knowledge, it slays our need for it. ↗

— Georges Bernanos

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A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof which it furnishes. ↗

— Claude Bernard

#fact #furnishes #idea #itself #nothing

There is no philosophy which is not founded upon knowledge of the phenomena, but to get any profit from this knowledge it is absolutely necessary to be a mathematician. ↗

— Daniel Bernoulli

#any #founded #get #knowledge #mathematician

The artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he's in business. ↗

— John Berryman

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I think the tree is an element of regeneration which in itself is a concept of time. ↗

— Joseph Beuys

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I've been involved with sports my whole life, which made clothes and makeup and handbags not that important as a kid. I just didn't care. ↗

— Jessica Biel

#care #clothes #handbags #i #important

Being Sexiest Woman Alive definitely didn't just open all the doors for me, which I thought it would. I thought, 'This is going to be huge for me!' And it really wasn't at all. ↗

— Jessica Biel

#being #definitely #doors #going #huge

The law is not a "light" for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument of any kind. The law is a causeway upon which so long as he keeps to it a citizen may walk safely. ↗

— Robert Bolt

#citizen #instrument #keeps #kind #law

In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse to take this oath. I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her. ↗

— Sam Houston

#bloodshed #bring #civil #constitution #her

Mathematical discoveries, like springtime violets in the woods, have their season which no man can hasten or retard. ↗

— Janos Bolyai

#hasten #like #man #mathematical #retard