Michael Dobson |
March 31
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“Doubt is the origin of wisdom.”
René Descartes, philosopher
born March 31, 1596
Michael Dobson |
December 22
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“Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning; but give me the man who has pluck to fight when he's sure of losing. That's my way, sir; and there are many victories worse than a defeat.”
George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), writer
died December 22, 1880
Michael Dobson |
December 23
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“If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.” (“Se vogliamo che tutto rimanga come è, bisogna che tutto cambi.”)
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, novelist and critic
born December 23, 1896
Michael Dobson |
December 24
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“Everyone knows Newton as the great scientist. Few remember that he spent half his life muddling with alchemy, looking for the philosopher's stone.”
Fritz Leiber, science fiction and fantasy writer
born December 24, 1910
Michael Dobson |
December 25
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“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night.”
Clement Clarke Moore, from “A Visit from St. Nicholas”
Portrait by Thomas Nast