In research the horizon recedes as we
advance, and is no nearer at sixty than it was at twenty. As the power of endurance weakens with age, the urgency of the pursuit grows more intense... And research is always incomplete. (Isaac Casaubon)
View quotes by Mark PattinsonA riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to
advance planning.
View quotes by Richard NixonEvery great
advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.
View quotes by Thomas HuxleyThe only obligation to which in
advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting.
View quotes by Henry JamesFortune can, for her pleasure, fools
advance,
And toss them on the wheels of Chance.
View quotes by JuvenalEvery great
advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.
View quotes by John DeweyA man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in
advance. But this is afterwards deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes.
View quotes by Arthur SchopenhauerNever say anything to hurt anyone. Moreover... refrain from double talk, from shrewd and canny remarks that are designed to
advance our interests at someone's disadvantage. We are to turn our back upon evil, and in every way possible, do good, help people and bring blessings into their lives.
View quotes by Norman Vincent PealeThe most original of authors are not so because they
advance what is new, but more because they know how to say something, as if it had never been said before.
View quotes by Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheCould I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the
advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war.
View quotes by Douglas MacarthurA society person who is enthusiastic about modern painting or Truman Capote is already half a traitor to his class. It is middle-class people who, quite mistakenly, imagine that a lively pursuit of the latest in reading and painting will
advance their status in the world.
View quotes by Mary McCarthyI knew well in
advance, even before I stepped on the stage for my first event, that I was going to lose [on losing to American Carly Patterson for gold, and then accusing judges of bias]
View quotes by Svetlana KhorkinaAs we
advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.
View quotes by Henry FordLet that which stood in front go behind, let that which was behind
advance to the front, let bigots, fools, unclean persons, offer new propositions, let the old propositions be postponed.
View quotes by Walt WhitmanThe more thou dost
advance, the more thy feet pitfalls will meet. The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire- the light of daring burning in the heart. The more one dares, the more he shall obtain. The more he fears, the more that light shall pale - and that alone can guide.
View quotes by AristotleAll my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my
advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future.
View quotes by Gerald FordThe moon and other celestial bodies should be free for exploration and use by all countries. No country should be permitted to
advance a claim of sovereignty.
View quotes by Lyndon JohnsonIf we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of
advance.
View quotes by Orville WrightThe very best financial presentation is one that's well thought out and anticipates any questions... answering them in
advance.
View quotes by Sir Arthur HelpsIf individuality has no play, society does not
advance; if individuality breaks out of all bounds, society perishes
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