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"As our bodies live upon the earth and find sustenance in the fruits which it produces, so our minds feed on the same truths as the intelligible and immutable substance of the divine Word contains."

"As our bodies live upon the earth and find sustenance in the fruits which it produces, so our minds feed on the same truths as the intelligible and immutable substance of the divine Word contains."

Nicolas Malebranche, French Philosopher

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"Nothing is further than earth from heaven, and nothing is nearer than heaven to earth."

"Nothing is further than earth from heaven, and nothing is nearer than heaven to earth."

David Hare, English Playwright

Earth, Heaven, Nothing

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"For years, I've been wondering what could happen to nuclear submarines when they dive and disappear from the surface of the earth for months, without a trace. No one really knows where they are."

"For years, I've been wondering what could happen to nuclear submarines when they dive and disappear from the surface of the earth for months, without a trace. No one really knows where they are."

Guy Hamilton, British Director

Earth, Months, Years

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"No limits whatever are placed to the productions of the earth; they may increase forever."

"No limits whatever are placed to the productions of the earth; they may increase forever."

Thomas Malthus, English Economist

Earth, Limits, May

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"We are so much the victims of abstraction that with the Earth in flames we can barely rouse ourselves to wander across the room and look at the thermostat."

"We are so much the victims of abstraction that with the Earth in flames we can barely rouse ourselves to wander across the room and look at the thermostat."

Terence McKenna, American Writer

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"It's my job, it's what I do, it's what I'm on earth to do and it's who I am."

"It's my job, it's what I do, it's what I'm on earth to do and it's who I am."

Peter O'Toole, Irish Actor

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"It is the same to me, whether I rot in the air or in the ground. The earth is the Lord's."

"It is the same to me, whether I rot in the air or in the ground. The earth is the Lord's."

Andrew Melville, Scottish Theologian

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"So I took the bright red stick and at the center of the nation's hoop I thrust it in the earth."

"So I took the bright red stick and at the center of the nation's hoop I thrust it in the earth."

Black Elk, American Leader

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"I see upon their noble brows the seal of the Lord, for they were born kings of the earth far more truly than those who possess it only from having bought it."

"I see upon their noble brows the seal of the Lord, for they were born kings of the earth far more truly than those who possess it only from having bought it."

George Sand, French Novelist

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"No one on this Earth knows how old I am."

"No one on this Earth knows how old I am."

Minnesota Fats, American Celebrity

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"There are moments, above all on June evenings, when the lakes that hold our moons are sucked into the earth, and nothing is left but wine and the touch of a hand."

"There are moments, above all on June evenings, when the lakes that hold our moons are sucked into the earth, and nothing is left but wine and the touch of a hand."

Charles Morgan, British Novelist

Earth, June, Moments, Nothing

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"Today, no less than in the past, the tetrahedral form of the earth and the relation of the tetrahedron to the poles and to the equator preserve the conditions that favor rapid evolution."

"Today, no less than in the past, the tetrahedral form of the earth and the relation of the tetrahedron to the poles and to the equator preserve the conditions that favor rapid evolution."

Ellsworth Huntington, American Educator

Earth, Evolution, Past, Today

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"How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!"

"How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!"

Petrarch, Italian Poet

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"We used to play the underground clubs like the UFO, and Middle Earth, and they were great because they would have on things like a poet, string quartets, and then a rock band! It was kinda cool!"

"We used to play the underground clubs like the UFO, and Middle Earth, and they were great because they would have on things like a poet, string quartets, and then a rock band! It was kinda cool!"

Alvin Lee, English Musician

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"Keep talking about moving toxic wastes, but never let it cross your mind to quit producing them. Keep Judging yourselves in Manson. Don't look in the mirror. You will serve the Earth as much as she serves you or you will commit suicide."

"Keep talking about moving toxic wastes, but never let it cross your mind to quit producing them. Keep Judging yourselves in Manson. Don't look in the mirror. You will serve the Earth as much as she serves you or you will commit suicide."

Lynette Fromme, American Criminal

Earth, Mind, Suicide, Talking

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"Man must at all costs overcome the Earth's gravity and have, in reserve, the space at least of the Solar System."

"Man must at all costs overcome the Earth's gravity and have, in reserve, the space at least of the Solar System."

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian Scientist

Earth, Gravity, Man, Space

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"Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth."

"Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth."

Margaret Thatcher, English Leader

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"If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not often let their presence be known."

"If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not often let their presence be known."

W. E. B. Du Bois, American Writer

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"Not everybody is absolutely stupid. Why on earth would I be racist, what would I be trying to achieve?"

"Not everybody is absolutely stupid. Why on earth would I be racist, what would I be trying to achieve?"

Steven Morrissey, English Musician

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"Man is still the greatest miracle and the greatest problem on this earth."

"Man is still the greatest miracle and the greatest problem on this earth."

David Sarnoff, American Inventor

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"But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth."

"But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth."

Sally Ride, American Astronaut

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"Remember, I am not trying to orbit the earth. It is a simple elevator ride for 20 minutes."

"Remember, I am not trying to orbit the earth. It is a simple elevator ride for 20 minutes."

Brian Walker, American Inventor

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"Nothing is farther than earth from heaven; nothing is nearer than heaven to earth."

"Nothing is farther than earth from heaven; nothing is nearer than heaven to earth."

Augustus Hare, English Writer

Earth, Heaven, Nothing

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"I told you, the dopes are gonna inherit the earth anyway."

"I told you, the dopes are gonna inherit the earth anyway."

Sidney Buchman, American Screenwriter

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"I demonstrate by means of philosophy that the earth is round, and is inhabited on all sides; that it is insignificantly small, and is borne through the stars."

"I demonstrate by means of philosophy that the earth is round, and is inhabited on all sides; that it is insignificantly small, and is borne through the stars."

Johannes Kepler, German Scientist

Earth, Philosophy, Stars

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"When many astronauts go to space, they see the insignificant size of the earth and vastness of space, and they become very religious, because they have seen the Signs of Allah."

"When many astronauts go to space, they see the insignificant size of the earth and vastness of space, and they become very religious, because they have seen the Signs of Allah."

Cat Stevens, British Musician

Earth, Religious, Space

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"Who promised you that only for joy were you brought to this earth?"

"Who promised you that only for joy were you brought to this earth?"

Anna Freud, Austrian Psychologist

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"In the past, on Earth, it has largely been to exploit foreign resources and to expand the domestic territory."

"In the past, on Earth, it has largely been to exploit foreign resources and to expand the domestic territory."

Barney Oliver, American Scientist

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"Let sovereignty be granted us over a portion of the earth's surface large enough to satisfy our rightful requirements as a nation. The rest we shall manage for ourselves."

"Let sovereignty be granted us over a portion of the earth's surface large enough to satisfy our rightful requirements as a nation. The rest we shall manage for ourselves."

Theodor Herzl, Hungarian Journalist

Earth, Nation, Rest

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"The sweetest noise on earth, a woman's tongue; A string which hath no discord."

"The sweetest noise on earth, a woman's tongue; A string which hath no discord."

Barry Cornwall, English Poet

Earth, Tongue, Woman

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"Look, there's no metaphysics on earth like chocolates."

"Look, there's no metaphysics on earth like chocolates."

Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese Author

Earth, Metaphysics

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"Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments."

"Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments."

Nathaniel Hawthorne, American Novelist

Earth, Monuments, Mountains

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"I am concerned, rather, that there should not be more things dreamt of in my philosophy than there actually are in heaven and earth."

"I am concerned, rather, that there should not be more things dreamt of in my philosophy than there actually are in heaven and earth."

Nelson Goodman, American Philosopher

Earth, Heaven, Philosophy

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"It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much more pronounced than here on earth. It's an interesting place to be. I recommend it."

"It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much more pronounced than here on earth. It's an interesting place to be. I recommend it."

Neil Armstrong, American Astronaut

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"In a sense, each of us is an island. In another sense, however, we are all one. For though islands appear separate, and may even be situated at great distances from one another, they are only extrusions of the same planet, Earth."

"In a sense, each of us is an island. In another sense, however, we are all one. For though islands appear separate, and may even be situated at great distances from one another, they are only extrusions of the same planet, Earth."

J. Donald Walters, American Author

Earth, Islands, May, Sense

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"The proper union of gin and vermouth is a great and sudden glory; it is one of the happiest marriages on earth, and one of the shortest lived."

"The proper union of gin and vermouth is a great and sudden glory; it is one of the happiest marriages on earth, and one of the shortest lived."

Bernard De Voto, American Writer

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"If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions."

"If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions."

Abba Eban, Israeli Diplomat

Earth, Israel, Resolution, Vote

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"There are improbable things suspended in space, like the earth."

"There are improbable things suspended in space, like the earth."

Meryl Streep, American Actress

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"The poet's spoken discourse often depends on a mystique, on the spiritual freedom that finds itself enslaved on earth."

"The poet's spoken discourse often depends on a mystique, on the spiritual freedom that finds itself enslaved on earth."

Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian Author

Earth, Freedom, Spiritual

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"Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they had experienced on earth."

"Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they had experienced on earth."

Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian Author

Earth, Enjoyment, Heaven, Lovers

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"I would rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth."

"I would rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth."

Steve McQueen, American Actor

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"I'm known clean around the Earth."

"I'm known clean around the Earth."

Minnesota Fats, American Celebrity

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"The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven."

"The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven."

Jean Paul, German Author

Earth, Heaven, Laws

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"Do no dishonour to the earth least you dishonour the spirit of man."

"Do no dishonour to the earth least you dishonour the spirit of man."

Henry Beston, American Writer

Earth, Man, Spirit

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"We are conscious that religions cannot solve the economic, political and social problems of this earth."

"We are conscious that religions cannot solve the economic, political and social problems of this earth."

Hans Kung, Swiss Theologian

Earth, Problems

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"Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems."

"Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

Earth, Poems, Spring

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"Unfortunately, we haven't found many very old rocks on Earth because our planet's surface is constantly renewed by plate tectonics, coupled with erosion."

"Unfortunately, we haven't found many very old rocks on Earth because our planet's surface is constantly renewed by plate tectonics, coupled with erosion."

Robert Duncan, American Poet

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"One of the prerogatives by which man is eminently distinguished from all other living beings inhabiting this globe of earth, consists in the gift of reason."

"One of the prerogatives by which man is eminently distinguished from all other living beings inhabiting this globe of earth, consists in the gift of reason."

William Godwin, English Writer

Earth, Living, Man, Reason

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"Hello from above our magnificent planet Earth."

"Hello from above our magnificent planet Earth."

Laurel Clark, American Astronaut

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"If there is on earth a house with many mansions, it is the house of words."

"If there is on earth a house with many mansions, it is the house of words."

E. M. Forster, English Novelist

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