Francis Cornford quotes
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“I had a little dog and my dog was very small....Of all the treasures that were mine, I loved him most of all.”
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“Every public action which is not customary, either is wrong or, if it is right, is a dangerous precedent. It follows that nothing should ever be done for the first time.”
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“Propaganda is that branch of the art of lying which consists in nearly deceiving your friends without quite deceiving your enemies.”
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“My love came back to me Under the November tree Shelterless and dim. He put his hand upon my shoulder, He did not think me strange or older, Nor I, him.”
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“University printing presses exist, and are subsidised by the Government for the purpose of producing books which no one can read; and they are true to their high calling.”
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“The study of mathematics is the indispensable basis for all intellectual and spiritual progress.”
-- Francis CornfordSource : "The Sacred in Music". Book by Albert L. Blackwell, 1999.
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“Nothing is ever done until everyone is convinced that it ought to be done, and has been convinced for so long that it is now time to do something else.”
-- Francis Cornford
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Source : ""Biggest Loser" host, dog Winky battle pet obesity". Interview with Zorianna Kit, www.reuters.com. January 31, 2012.
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“A road need not be paved in gold to find treasures at its end.”
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“Make your world extraordinary! Step out into this world with confidence and treasure yourself.”
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“LANGUAGE, n. The music with which we charm the serpents guarding another's treasure.”
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Source : Arthur Symons (1906). “An Introduction to the Study of Browning”
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