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All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.
Lao Tzu
The powers, aspirations, and mission of man are such as to raise the study of his origin and nature, inevitably and by the very necessity of the case, from the mere physiological to the psychological stage of scientific operations.
Richard Owen
Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.
Lord Acton
Whatever things may have been in their origin, they are what they are, both in themselves and in regard to their indications respecting other beings or influences the existence of which may be implied in theirs.
Goldwin Smith
Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which played a crucial role in the ascent of man, we usually reach the realm of play.
Eric Hoffer
William Wordsworth 
Ludwig von Mises 
Arthur Eddington 
Ernst Mach 
Goldwin Smith 
Stephen Root 
Edvard Munch 
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All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.
Lao Tzu 
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The powers, aspirations, and mission of man are such as to raise the study of his origin and nature, inevitably and by the very necessity of the case, from the mere physiological to the psychological stage of scientific operations.
Richard Owen
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Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.
Lord Acton
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Whatever things may have been in their origin, they are what they are, both in themselves and in regard to their indications respecting other beings or influences the existence of which may be implied in theirs.
Goldwin Smith
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Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which played a crucial role in the ascent of man, we usually reach the realm of play.
Eric Hoffer
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The persecuting spirit has its origin... in the assumption that one's own opinions are infallibly correct.
John Fiske
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All riches have their origin in mind. Wealth is in ideas - not money.
Robert Collier
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The positive testimony of history is that the State invariably had its origin in conquest and confiscation. No primitive State known to history originated in any other manner.
Albert J. Nock
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Popular Origin Authors
Ambrose BierceBertrand RussellEric HofferLao TzuKarl Wilhelm Friedrich SchlegelSimone WeilCarl JungSaint Thomas AquinasJean RostandCat StevensClarence DarrowRobert CollierMortimer AdlerAndy GoldsworthyWilliam Wordsworth
Len WeinEllsworth HuntingtonLakhdar BrahimiMahalia JacksonRoger BannisterCharles DarwinEdvard MunchAhmed Ben BellaAdam ClarkeGoldwin SmithEmma ThompsonFranz LisztHorace MannEmanuel SwedenborgLord Acton
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