Human language... prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand.

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The great secret of doctors, known only to their wives, but still hidden from the...

The great secret of doctors, known only to their wives, but still hidden from the...

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our...

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our...

If you want to use a cliche you must take full responsibility for it yourself...

If you want to use a cliche you must take full responsibility for it yourself...

It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks;...

It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks;...

It hurts the spirit, somehow, to read the word environments, when the plural means that...

It hurts the spirit, somehow, to read the word environments, when the plural means that...

The uniformity of earth's life, more astonishing than its diversity, is accountable by the high...

The uniformity of earth's life, more astonishing than its diversity, is accountable by the high...

The uniformity of earth's life, more astonishing than its diversity, is accountable by the high...

The uniformity of earth's life, more astonishing than its diversity, is accountable by the high...

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our...

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our...

It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks;...

It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks;...

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and...

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and...

The future is like heaven - everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go...

The future is like heaven - everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go...

Why are children obese? Maybe it's because cheeseburgers are $.99 and salads are $4.99...

Why are children obese? Maybe it's because cheeseburgers are $.99 and salads are $4.99...

Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few of us...

Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few of us...

Seeing guys play with little kids is probably one of the most attractive things ever.

Seeing guys play with little kids is probably one of the most attractive things ever.

Unlike children in other countries, the Eskimos played no game of war. They played with...

Unlike children in other countries, the Eskimos played no game of war. They played with...

Every child is innocent and every child should be given a proper childhood which would...

Every child is innocent and every child should be given a proper childhood which would...

Children see magic because they look for it.

Children see magic because they look for it.

I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want...

I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want...

No ordinary work done by a man is either as hard or as responsible as...

No ordinary work done by a man is either as hard or as responsible as...

Pretty much all the honest truth telling there is in the world is done by...

Pretty much all the honest truth telling there is in the world is done by...

Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go by any rules. They're not like aches...

Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go by any rules. They're not like aches...

Those parents who do not educate their sons are their enemies; for as is a...

Those parents who do not educate their sons are their enemies; for as is a...