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Well, I see I am not designed to the finding out the Philosophers Stone, I have been so unlucky in my first attempts in chemistry.

Robert Boyle

Sound consists of an undulating motion of the air.
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Motion Science Sound
From a knowledge of His work, we shall know Him.
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Himself Knowledge Work
Well, I see I am not designed to the finding out the Philosophers Stone, I have been so unlucky in my first attempts in chemistry.
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Chemistry Design Funny Luck Myself Philosophy See
He that said it was not good for man to be alone, placed the celibate amongst the inferior states of perfection.
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Alone Goodness Man Perfection Place
It is my intent to beget a good understanding between the chymists and the mechanical philosophers who have hitherto been too little acquainted with one another’s learning.
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Goodness Learning Myself Philosophy Understand
In the Bible the ignorant may learn all requisite knowledge, and the most knowing may learn to discern their ignorance.
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Book Ignorance Knowledge Learning Religious
God may rationally be supposed to have framed so great and admirable an automaton as the world for special ends and purposes.
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End Frame God Greatness Purpose World
The book of nature is a fine and large piece of tapestry rolled up, which we are not able to see all at once, but must be content to wait for the discovery of its beauty, and symmetry, little by little, as it graduallly comes to be more and more unfolded, or displayed.
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Beautiful Book Content Display Nature Satisfaction See
As the sun is best seen at his rising and setting, so men’s native dispositions are clearest seen when they are children, and when they are dying.
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Best Children Death Man Philosophy Rise See Sun
I think myself obliged, whatever my private apprehensions may be of the success, to do my duty, and leave events to their Disposer.
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Leaving Myself Privacy Success Thinking
The veneration, wherewith Men are imbued for what they call Nature, has been a discouraging impediment to the Empire of Man over the inferior Creatures of God. For many have not only look’d upon it, as an impossible thing to compass, but as something impious to attempt.
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Attempt Call Chance Creature God Impossible Man Nature Try
The generality of men are so accustomed to judge of things by their senses that, because the air is indivisible, they ascribe but little to it, and think it but one remove from nothing.
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Judgement Man Removal
Even when we find not what we seek, we find something as well worth seeking as what we missed.
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Deep Missing Philosophy Seek Worth
There is no less invention in aptly applying a thought found in a book, than in being the first author of the thought.
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Author Book Invention Thinking
Exalt your passion by directing and settling it upon an object the due con-templation of whose loveliness may cure perfectly all hurts received from mortal beauty.
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Beauty Direction Love Mortal Passion Perfection
The gospel comprises indeed, and unfolds, the whole mystery of mans redemption, as far forth as it is necessary to be known for our salvation.
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Book Necessary Ourselves Religious

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