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«Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things»
«A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance.»
«I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.»
«Adam and Eve are like imaginary number, like the square root of minus one... If you include it in your equation, you can calculate all manners of things, which cannot be imagined without it.»
«Look at the facts of the world. You see a continual and progressive triumph of the right. I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one, my eye reaches but little ways; I cannot calculate the curve and complete the figure by the experience of sight; I can divine it by conscience. And from what I see I am sure it bends towards justice. Things refuse to be mismanaged long.»
«I want to go with the one I love./I do not want to calculate the cost./I do not want to think about whether it's good./I do not want to know whether he loves me./I want to go with whom I love.»
Author: Bertolt Brecht | Keywords: calculate, go with
«The best we can do is size up the chances, calculate the risks involved, estimate our ability to deal with them, and then make our plans with confidence.»
«War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end; it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes»
Author: Thomas Paine (Writer) | About: War | Keywords: calculate, increase, involves, taxes, train, unforeseen
«It is impossible to calculate the moral mischief, if I may so express it, that mental lying has produced in society. When a man has so far corrupted and prostituted the chastity of his mind as to subscribe his professional belief to things he does not believe he has prepared himself for the commission of every other crime.»
«When we are working at a difficult task and strive after a good thing, we are fighting a righteous battle, the direct reward of which is that we are kept from much evil. As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed. Indeed life is a have to defend and protect ourselves, and with a cheerful and brace spirit we must battle; we plan and calculate in order to make progress.»