![If we contrast the rapid progress of this mischievous discovery [gunpowder] with the slow and laborious advances of reason, science, and the arts of peace, a philosopher, according to his temper, will laugh or weep at the folly of mankind.](/assets/img/quote-photos/if-we-contrast-the-rapid-progress-of-this-mischievous-discovery-gunpowder-with.jpg)
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art children natural
Be natural my children. For the writer that is natural has fulfilled all the rules of art. Charles Dickens
art block food
To see the butcher slap the steak before he laid it on the block, and give his knife a sharpening, was to forget breakfast instantly. It was agreeable too - it really was - to see him cut it off so smooth and juicy. There was nothing savage in the act, although the knife was large and keen; it was a piece of art, high art; there was delicacy of touch, clearness of tone, skilful handling of the subject, fine shading. It was the triumph of mind over matter; quite.
art school speech
Eloquence is the language of nature, and cannot be learned in the schools; but rhetoric is the creature of art, which he who feels least will most excel in. Charles Caleb Colton
art people dirt
Mrs Joe was a very clean housekeeper, but had an exquisite art of making her clenliness more umcomfortable and unacceptable than dirt itself. Cleanliness is next to godliness, and some people do the same by their religion.
art philosophy ideas
We all draw a little and compose a little, and none of us have any idea of time or money.
art prayer hate
Beware, I pray thee, of presuming that thou art saved. If thy heart be renewed, if thou shalt hate the things that thou didst once love, and love the things that thou didst once hate; if thou hast really repented; if there be a thorough change of mind in thee; if thou be born again, then hast thou reason to rejoice: but if there be no vital change, no inward godliness; if there be no love to God, no prayer, no work of the Holy Spirit, then thy saying "I am saved" is but thine own assertion, and it may delude, but it will not deliver thee. Charles Spurgeon
art children crowns
Alas, if our children lose the crown of life, it will be but a small consolation that they have won the laurels of literature or art.
art doubt whispering
Come boldly, 'O believer, for despite the whisperings of Satan and the doubtings of thine own heart, thou art greatly beloved.
art honesty believe
I firmly believe that the only reason why I'm on this planet, the only reason why I live, breathe, and exist is, that it's my duty to be as honest as possible in my art. Alanis Morissette
discovery action motive
We are not more ingenious in searching out bad motives for good actions when performed by others, than good motives for bad actions when performed by ourselves.
discovery heaven mystery
We must leave the discovery of this mystery, like all others, to time, and accident, and Heaven's pleasure.
discovery people life-is
But one of the things I learned from improvising is that all of life is an improvisation, whether you like it or not. Some of the greatest scientific discoveries of the 20th century came out of people dropping things. Alan Arkin
discovery serendipity
Some of the greatest things, as I understand, they have come about by serendipity, the greatest discoveries Alan Alda
discovery bravery arrogance
The discovery of magic can happen only when we transcend our embarrassment about being alive, when we have the bravery to proclaim the goodness and dignity of human life, without either hesitation or arrogance. Then magic can descend onto our existence. Chogyam Trungpa
discovery stories exciting
FCU's PLS discovery has quickly become one of the most exciting stories in the uranium sector. David Talbot
discovery self cosmos
We are made of stellar ash. Our origin and evolution have been tied to distant cosmic events. The exploration of the cosmos is a voyage of self-discovery. Carl Sagan
discovery giving surprise
We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them a complete surprise. Buffalo Bill
discovery australia copper
Even before the discovery of copper South Australia had turned the corner. Catherine Helen Spence
laughing waiting cry
Make them laugh, make them cry, make them wait.
laughing soul enemy
My soul, never laugh at sin's fooleries, lest thou come to smile at sin itself. It is thine enemy, and thy Lord's enemy.
laughing belly belly-laughs
I was learning that among friends, a smile can be better than a belly laugh. Alan Bradley
laughing doubt independence
Nothing important was ever accomplished without chutzpah. Columbus had chutzpah. The signers of the Declaration of Independence had chutzpah. Don't ever aim doubt at yourself. Laugh at yourself, but don't doubt yourself.
laughing joy joy-of-life
I love to laugh, I love the joy of life, and I love sharing it. Chita Rivera
laughing people magic
I just always loved stand-up. It's like magic. You say something, and a whole room full of people laughs together. Say something else, they laugh again. The fact that people come to see that and participate in that... I don't know, it's just like magic. Dave Chappelle
laughing people listening
When you read comic material and people aren't laughing how do you know they're listening. David Sedaris
laughing news bigs
To say that a humorist exaggerates to get big laughs, I don't see how that's big news.
laughing people flaws
The one flaw in this is that you can't hear the people laughing. Buddy Ebsen