The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity.

Quote by Thomas Love Peacock

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Names are changed more readily than doctrines, and doctrines more readily than ceremonies.

Names are changed more readily than doctrines, and doctrines more readily than ceremonies.

Nothing can be more obvious than that all animals were created solely and exclusively for...

Nothing can be more obvious than that all animals were created solely and exclusively for...

A book that furnishes no quotations is no book - it is a plaything.

A book that furnishes no quotations is no book - it is a plaything.

I never failed to convince an audience that the best thing they could do was...

I never failed to convince an audience that the best thing they could do was...

I almost think it is the ultimate destiny of science to exterminate the human race

I almost think it is the ultimate destiny of science to exterminate the human race

Not drunk is he who from the floor - Can rise alone and still drink...

Not drunk is he who from the floor - Can rise alone and still drink...

Marriage may often be a stormy lake, but celibacy is almost always a muddy horse...

Marriage may often be a stormy lake, but celibacy is almost always a muddy horse...

There are two reasons for drinking: one is, when you are thirsty, to cure it;...

There are two reasons for drinking: one is, when you are thirsty, to cure it;...