John Pringle Nichol quotes
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“The entire annals of Observation probably do not elsewhere exhibit so extraordinary a verification of any theoretical conjecture adventured on by the human spirit!”
-- John Pringle NicholSource : John Pringle Nichol (1848). “The planet Neptune: an exposition and history”, p.90
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Source : Aelred of Rievaulx, Saint Aelred (of Rievaulx) (1974). “Spiritual friendship”, Cistercian Pubns
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“A puppy is but a dog, plus high spirits, and minus common sense.”
Source : Agnes Repplier (1894). “In the Dozy Hours, and Other Papers”
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“The ego tells you to fill space. Your spirit tells you to let space fill you.”
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“In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions.”
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