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The unpurged images of day recede; The Emperor's drunken soldiery are abed; Night resonance recedes, night-walkers' song After great cathedral gong.

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Speculations apparently the most unprofitable have almost invariably been those from which the greatest practical applications have emanated.

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Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue.

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A mind which has once imbibed a taste for scientific enquiry, and has learnt the habit of applying its principles readily to the cases which occur, has within itself an inexhaustible source of pure and exciting contemplations.

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Occurrences which according to received theories ought not to happen, are the facts which serve as clues to new discoveries

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The barrier has begun to yield.

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To the natural philosopher, there is no natural object unimportant or trifling. From the least of Nature's works he may learn the greatest lessons.

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