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The evening advanced. The shadows lengthened. The waters of the lake grew pitchy black. The gliding of the ghostly swans became rare and more rare. Wilkie Collins
P. G. Wodehouse quote: "It was my Uncle George who discovered alcohol was a food well..."
It was my Uncle George who discovered alcohol was a food well in advance of modern medical thought. P. G. Wodehouse
Thomas Nagel quote: "Absurdity is one of the most human things about us: a..."
Absurdity is one of the most human things about us: a manifestation of our most advanced and interesting characteristics. Thomas Nagel
We owe a huge debt to Galileo for emancipating us all from the stupid belief in an Earth-centered or man-centered (let alone God-centered) system. He quite literally taught us our place and allowed us to go on to make extraordinary advances in knowledge. Christopher Hitchens
Muriel Spark quote: "It is difficult for people of advanced years to start..."
It is difficult for people of advanced years to start remembering they must die. It is best to form the habit while young. Muriel Spark
For some time there was a widely held notion (zealously fostered by the daily press) to the effect that the 'thinking ocean' of Solaris was a gigantic brain, prodigiously well-developed and several million years in advance of our own civilization, a sort of 'cosmic yogi', a sage, a symbol of omniscience, which had long ago understood the vanity of all action and for this reason had retreated into an unbreakable silence. Stanislaw Lem
Once the principle is admitted that it is the duty of the government to protect the individual against his own foolishness, no serious objections can be advanced against further encroachments. Ludwig von Mises
While Leonidas was preparing to make his stand, a Persian envoy arrived. The envoy explained to Leonidas the futility of trying to resist the advance of the Great King's army and demanded that the Greeks lay down their arms and submit to the might of Persia. Leonidas laconically told Xerxes, "Come and get them. Plutarch
Yes, the brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over, this is recognized: that the human race has been harshly treated, but that it has advanced. Victor Hugo
George Herbert quote: "For, if I imp my wing on thine, Affliction shall advance the..."
For, if I imp my wing on thine, Affliction shall advance the flight in me. George Herbert
He who gives himself up like a prisoner of war must give up his weapons as well. And deprived in advance of defense against a possible blow, he cannot help wondering when the blow will fall. Milan Kundera
The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement, being in unceasing antagonism to that disposition to aim at something better than customary, which is called, according to circumstances, the spirit of liberty, or that of progress or improvement. John Stuart Mill
There is no right to deny freedom to any object with a mind advanced enough to grasp the concept and desire the state.-(from "The Bicentennial Man) story) Isaac Asimov
Will you, or will you not, quit me? I now demanded in a sudden passion, advancing close to him."I would prefer not to quit you", he replied, gently emphasizing the not. Herman Melville
(Where do they get these giant flags? What happens to them when there's no campaign? Where do they go? Where do you even store flags that size? Or is there maybe just one, which Mc. Cain2000's advance team has to take down afterward and hurtle with to the next THM to get it put up before Mc. Cain and the cameras arrive? Do Gore and the Shrub and all the other candidates each have their own giant flag?) David Foster Wallace

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