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Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our life!
Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our life!
The first duty of a newspaper is to be accurate. If it be accurate, it follows that it is fair.
The first duty of a newspaper is to be accurate. If it be accurate, it follows that it is fair.
In a universe of ambiguity, this kind of certainty comes only once, no matter how many lifetimes you live.
In a universe of ambiguity, this kind of certainty comes only once, no matter how many lifetimes you live.
When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I read more
When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half so sure of most things as I was before; at present, I am hardly sure of anything but what God has revealed to me.
If we begin with certainties, we shall end in doubts; but if we begin with doubts, and are patient in read more
If we begin with certainties, we shall end in doubts; but if we begin with doubts, and are patient in them, we shall end in certainties.
Accuracy is to a newspaper what virtue is to a lady, but a newspaper can always print a retraction.
Accuracy is to a newspaper what virtue is to a lady, but a newspaper can always print a retraction.
Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.
Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.
The rule of accuracy: When working toward the solution of a problem it always helps if you know the answer.
The rule of accuracy: When working toward the solution of a problem it always helps if you know the answer.
In these matters the only certainty is that there is nothing certain.
In these matters the only certainty is that there is nothing certain.
