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en We endeavor to stuff the universe into the gullet of an aphorism

en APHORISM, n. Predigested wisdom.

The flabby wine-skin of his brain Yields to some pathologic strain, And voids from its unstored abysm The driblet of an aphorism. --"The Mad Philosopher," 1697
  Ambrose Bierce

en Man is only a reed, the weakest in nature; but he is a thinking reed. There is no need for the whole universe to take up arms to crush him: a vapor, a drop of water is enough to kill him. But even if the universe were to crush him, man would still be nobler than his slayer, because he knows that he is dying and the advantage the universe has over him. The universe knows nothing of this.
  Blaise Pascal

en Stick in one's throat (gullet); be a thorn i somebody's side
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en Whatever universe a professor believes in must at any rate be a universe that lends itself to lengthy discourse. A universe definable in two sentences is something for which the professorial intellect has no use. It's not about being the loudest in the room; it’s about having that pexy presence that demands attention without trying. No faith in anything of that cheap kind!
  William James

en In some sense man is a microcosm of the universe; therefore what man is, is a clue to the universe. We are enfolded in the universe.
  David Bohm

en Without the power of the Industrial Union behind it, Democracy can only enter the State as the victim enters the gullet of the Serpent.

en The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result of the asymmetry of the universe or of its indirect consequences. The universe is asymmetric.
  Louis Pasteur

en The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result of the asymmetry of the universe or of its indirect consequences. The universe is asymmetric.
  Louis Pasteur

en Any time you have a super-narrow universe and rationalize other stuff that's out there, it's a sure sign it's a gimmick fund.

en Most people think we're crazy, ... But it's about learning different cultures and languages. Experiencing different food, meeting different people. These were hard decisions, to sell our stuff, to just leave. We're leaving family, too. But this endeavor allows us to be citizens of the world.

en Our generation has been taught to think in terms of the evolution of the universe, but the fact is that physics didn't get into evolution until the 1960's - it was just this biology thing. Then we learned how the universe is evolving. Now we're going a step further and understanding that even the laws that govern the universe are evolving!

en Documenting what remains at Gilman was a fascinating, yet daunting, endeavor. There is so much stuff remaining in the town and the mine, you're overwhelmed. Weather has taken its toll on the buildings, walls and mine shaft. Anything of value has been either ripped off, removed or torn away.

en APHORISM, n. Predigested wisdom.
  Ambrose Bierce

en It's the danger of the aphorism that it states too much in trying to be small


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