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(@james-fleming)
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...or week, or month.

"Those who dwell in intimate association with nature and its phenomena grow more and more able to formulate, as the foundations of their theories, principles which admit a wide and coherent development: while those whom devotion to abstract discussions has rendered unobservant of the facts are too ready to dogmatize on the basis of a few observations."

On Generation and Corruption
Aristotle

 
Posted : September 28, 2010 12:24 pm
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Jim

The Aristotle quote may be QOD, but Shane Magowan quote is a Quote for the Ages.

 
Posted : September 28, 2010 12:32 pm
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Absolutely excellent Mr. Fleming. And so true.

Have a great week!

 
Posted : September 28, 2010 2:00 pm
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Sure, but I'm willing to bet that quotation is related to new observations by others that formulated a theory differing from his own. I would further bet that his own theory was disproved by these new observations eventually.

 
Posted : September 28, 2010 2:37 pm
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Quote of the day (Southern Style)

"Hey, watch this!"

 
Posted : September 28, 2010 4:04 pm