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Charles de Secondat Quote: “There are only two cases in…”

There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked.

May 18, 2021 1689, Charles de Secondat, French, January 18, Quotes by Philosophers

David J. C. MacKay Quote: “The amount of energy saved by…”

The amount of energy saved by switching off the phone charger is exactly the same as the energy used by driving an average car for one second.

May 8, 2021 1967, April 22, David J. C. MacKay, English, Quotes by Philosophers

Martin Van Creveld Quote: “The fate of Syria hangs in…”

The fate of Syria hangs in the balance, but it is entirely possible that the fall of the Assad regime will result in anarchy and cause Syria to turn into a second Afghanistan, a base for anti-Israel terrorism.

May 2, 2021 1946, Israeli, March 5, Martin Van Creveld, Quotes by Historians

Rene Ricard Quote: “Women are really beautiful in their…”

Women are really beautiful in their forties, and men seem to come of age around the period of their second wife.

April 29, 2021 1946, American, July 23, Quotes by Poets, Rene Ricard

Baltasar Gracian Quote: “Have friends. ‘Tis a second existence….”

Have friends. ‘Tis a second existence.

April 27, 2021 1601, Baltasar Gracian, January 8, Quotes by Philosophers, Spanish

Philip Schultz Quote: “I was well into middle age…”

I was well into middle age when one of my children, then in the second grade, was found to be dyslexic. I had never known the name for it, but I recognized immediately that the symptoms were also mine.

April 14, 2021 1945, American, Philip Schultz, Quotes by Poets

Bertrand Russell Quote: “Work is of two kinds: first…”

Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth’s surface relative to other matter; second, telling other people to do so.

March 19, 2021 1872, Bertrand Russell, British, May 18, Quotes by Philosophers

Norman MacCaig Quote: “And the second question, can poetry…”

And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didn’t think so.

February 21, 2021 1910, Norman MacCaig, November 14, Quotes by Poets, Scottish

Nikki Giovanni Quote: “If I could come back as…”

If I could come back as anything – I’d be a bird, first, but definitely the command key is my second choice.

February 18, 2021 1943, American, June 7, Nikki Giovanni, Quotes by Poets

George Combe Quote: “The interval allowed was only five…”

The interval allowed was only five minutes, at the end of which I resumed the lecture; but so refreshing was the effects of the brief rest and, above all, the admission of pure air, that during the second hour the attention was as completely sustained as during the first.

February 14, 2021 1788, American, George Combe, October 21, Quotes by Educators

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