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Now there was great rejoicing at the rumor of Alderic's quest, for all folk knew that he was a cautious man, and they deemed that he would succeed and enrich the world, and they rubbed their hands in the cities at the thought of largesse; and there w...

Monster Mix

I have an idea that some men are born out of their due place. Accident has cast them amid certain surroundings, but they have always a nostalgia for a home they know not. They are strangers in their birthplace, and the leafy lanes they have known fro...

The Moon and Sixpence

First, however, I must deal with the matter of Jesus, the so-called savior, who not long ago taught new doctrines and was thought to be a son of God. This savior, I shall attempt to show, deceived many and caused them to accept a form of belief harmf...

On the True Doctrine: A Discourse Against the Christians

...we have seen that the priests regard the state as an enemy to be exploited, it is only natural that our politicians do likewise. Thus, although patriotism is held in greater esteem in this country than in any other country in the world, there is n...

A Tourist's Guide to Ireland

A child said, What is the grass? fetching it to me will full hands; How could I answer the child?......I do not know what it is any more than he. I guess it must be the flag of my disposition, out of hopeful green stuff woven. There was the hope Dr. ...

Paper Towns

I played God today And it was fun! I made animals that men had never seen So they would stop and scratch their heads Instead of scowling. I made words that men had never heard So they would stop and stare at me Instead of running. And I made love tha...

There Are Men Too Gentle to Live Among Wolves

The starting point of 's theory of evolution is precisely the existence of those differences between individual members of a race or species which morphologists for the most part rightly neglect. The first condition necessary, in order that any proce...

Karl Pearson

Now that the wars are coming to an end, I wish you to prosper in peace. May all mortals from now on live like one people in concord and for mutual advancement. Consider the world as your country, with laws common to all and where the best will govern...

Alexander the Great

[E]very major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals.

Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge

It is man's unique privilege, among all other organisms. By pursuing falsehood you will arrive at the truth!

Crime and Punishment

Stars open among the lilies. Are you not blinded by such expressionless sirens? This is the silence of astounded souls.

Crossing the Water

The happy and powerful do not go into exile, and there are no surer guarantees of equality among men than poverty and misfortune.

Democracy in America

...the end of the world hasn't granted the clumsiest among us any measure of grace.

Fearless

His dad said even the cavemen had geniuses among them. Somebody had thought up the wheel.

Gregor the Overlander

Gulliver describes a royal personage inspiring awe among the tiny Lilliputians because he was taller than his brethren by the breadth of a human fingernail.

Gulliver's Travels

The patience and forbearance of the poor are among the strongest bulwarks of the rich.

The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution

If the greatest loss of his life is the loss of a dream he's always known to be a dream, then he's among the fortunate ones.

Burnt Shadows

The age of the Earth is a hotly debated issue among evangelicals. Old Earthers believe, like most scientists, that the universe is billions of years old. Young Earthers measure the age of the universe in terms of thousands of years.

Norman Geisler

Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by their faith in God, and God alone.

Abu Bakar Bashir

King Lear alone among these plays has a distinct double action. Besides this, it is impossible, I think, from the point of view of construction, to regard the hero as the leading figure.

Andrew Coyle Bradley

The problem is not that America does not have energy. The problem is that our government - alone among the governments of the world - will not allow its own people to recover the energy that they possess.

Jim Talent