As the Bible inculcates upon man but one duty in respect to sin, and that is immediate repentance, abolitionists believe that all who hold slaves, or who approve the practice in others, should immediately cease to do so. Elijah Parish Lovejoy abolitionistapprovebible share on social
As the biggest library if it is in disorder is not as useful as a small but well-arranged one, so you may accumulate a vast amount of knowledge but it will be of far less value than a much smaller amount if you have not thought it over for yourself. Arthur Schopenhauer accumulateamountarrange share on social
As the bill requires, any terror alert system must give people and organizations some indication about what steps they must take to improve their own security and assist in the Nation's security. Patrick J. Kennedy alertassistbill Change image and share on social
As the births of living creatures are at first ill-shapen, so are all innovations, which are the births of time. Francis Bacon birthcreatureill Change image and share on social
As the blackness of the night recedes so does the nadir of yesterday. The child I am forgets so quickly. Sylvia Ashton-Warner blacknesschildforget Change image and share on social
As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay. Sallust beginblessingdecay Change image and share on social
As the body dieth when the soul departeth, so the soul of man dieth, when it hath not the knowledge of God. John Jewel bodydepartethdieth Change image and share on social
As the books grew bigger and more ambitious, the situations in question sometimes became political ones, and so it became necessary to start painting in the social background on a scale which eventually became panoramic. Jonathan Coe ambitiousbackgroundbig share on social
As the border between physical and digital gets more permeable, a new kind of literacy emerges. And that literacy is built on a foundation of code - whether it's the codes of letters and words, or the code of bits and algorithms. John Battelle algorithmbitborder share on social
As the brain matures, one thing that happens is the pruning of the synapses. Synaptic pruning does not occur willy-nilly; it depends largely on how any one brain pathway is used. Robin Marantz Henig braindependlargely Change image and share on social
