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Joseph Priestley Quotes

To me there is in happiness an element of self-forgetfulness. You lose yourself in something outside yourself when you are happy; just as when you are desperately miserable you are intensely conscious of yourself, are a solid little lump of ego weighing a ton Picture Quote #1

Could we have entered into the mind of Sir Isaac Newton, and have traced all the steps by which he produced his great works, we might see nothing very extraordinary in the process Picture Quote #1

As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven nobody is reporting in this fashion on us Picture Quote #1

The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate Picture Quote #1

It is no use speaking in soft, gentle tones if everyone else is shouting Picture Quote #1

The wisdom of one generation will be folly in the next Picture Quote #1

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In completing one discovery we never fail to get an imperfect knowledge of others Picture Quote #1

Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves Picture Quote #1

This is unfortunately a world in which things find it difficult, frequently impossible, to live up to their names Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The more elaborate our means of our common sense is, the less the common sense it becomes Picture Quote #1

We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in color and fire Picture Quote #1

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The feeling of it to my lungs was not sensibly different from that of common air; but I fancied that my breast felt peculiarly light and easy for some time afterwards. Who can tell but that, in time, this pure air may become a fashionable article in luxury. Hitherto only two mice and myself have had the privilege of breathing it Picture Quote #1

What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of others Picture Quote #1

The greater is the circle of light, the greater is the boundary of the darkness by which it is confined. But, notwithstanding this, the more light get, the more thankful we ought to be, for by this means we have the greater range for satisfactory contemplation. time the bounds of light will be still farther extended; and from the infinity of the divine nature, and the divine works, we may promise ourselves an endless progress in our investigation them: a prospect truly sublime and glorious Picture Quote #1

In completing one discovery we never fail to get an imperfect knowledge of others of which we could have no idea before, so that we cannot solve one doubt without creating several new ones Picture Quote #1

Will is nothing more than a particular case of the general doctrine of association of ideas, and therefore a perfectly mechanical thing Picture Quote #1

Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as fully equal to any other person whatever Picture Quote #1

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The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find nothing to write Picture Quote #1

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To me there is in happiness an element of self-forgetfulness. You lose yourself in something outside yourself when you are happy; just as when you are desperately miserable you are intensely conscious of yourself, are a solid little lump of ego weighing a ton (Joseph Priestley Quotes) Could we have entered into the mind of Sir Isaac Newton, and have traced all the steps by which he produced his great works, we might see nothing very extraordinary in the process (Joseph Priestley Quotes) As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven nobody is reporting in this fashion on us (Joseph Priestley Quotes) The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate (Joseph Priestley Quotes) It is no use speaking in soft, gentle tones if everyone else is shouting (Joseph Priestley Quotes) The wisdom of one generation will be folly in the next (Joseph Priestley Quotes) In completing one discovery we never fail to get an imperfect knowledge of others (Joseph Priestley Quotes) Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves (Joseph Priestley Quotes) This is unfortunately a world in which things find it difficult, frequently impossible, to live up to their names (Joseph Priestley Quotes) 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 Quotes) The more elaborate our means of our common sense is, the less the common sense it becomes (Joseph Priestley Quotes) We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in color and fire (Joseph Priestley Quotes) The feeling of it to my lungs was not sensibly different from that of common air; but I fancied that my breast felt peculiarly light and easy for some time afterwards. Who can tell but that, in time, this pure air may become a fashionable article in luxury. Hitherto only two mice and myself have had the privilege of breathing it (Joseph Priestley Quotes) What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of others (Joseph Priestley Quotes) The greater is the circle of light, the greater is the boundary of the darkness by which it is confined. But, notwithstanding this, the more light get, the more thankful we ought to be, for by this means we have the greater range for satisfactory contemplation. time the bounds of light will be still farther extended; and from the infinity of the divine nature, and the divine works, we may promise ourselves an endless progress in our investigation them: a prospect truly sublime and glorious (Joseph Priestley Quotes) In completing one discovery we never fail to get an imperfect knowledge of others of which we could have no idea before, so that we cannot solve one doubt without creating several new ones (Joseph Priestley Quotes) Will is nothing more than a particular case of the general doctrine of association of ideas, and therefore a perfectly mechanical thing (Joseph Priestley Quotes) Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as fully equal to any other person whatever (Joseph Priestley Quotes) The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find nothing to write (Joseph Priestley Quotes)