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Of moral purpose I see no trace in Nature. That is an article of exclusively human manufacture and very much to our credit. ”
Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority. ”
It is because the body is a machine that education is possible. Education is the formation of habits, a superinducing of an artificial organization upon the natural organization of the body. ”
If a man cannot do brain work without stimulants of any kind, he had better turn to hand work it is an indication on Nature's part that she did not mean him to be a head worker. ”
My heavily-cleverly disguised low self-regard manifested itself in my constant showing off, my addiction for publicity, and my intolerable 'me-me-me' attitudes and actions. But it's done, isn't it? And no one can really change, can they? And, hey, it has been a lot of fun being the life-long irresponsible, snarky, nasty art scamp. ”
The 'Artful Tommy' will never change - and perhaps shouldn't. ”
I'm not sure I have a natural gift. I think it's just that some people have an easier time expressing their emotions, maybe because of the way they've been raised, and I've always been expressive. ”
I think that human nature is scared of change and justifies it in all sort of ways. ”
Commerce changes the fate and genius of nations. ”
Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building. ”