By his machines man can dive and remain under water like a shark; can fly like a hawk in the air; can see atoms like a gnat; can see the system of the universe of Uriel, the angel of the sun; can carry whatever loads a ton of coal can lift; can knock down cities with his fist of gunpowder; can recover the history of his race by the medals which the deluge, and every creature, civil or savage or brute, has involuntarily dropped of its existence; and divine the future possibility of the planet and its inhabitants by his perception of laws of nature.
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If the misery of our poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.
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The chess board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But we also know, to our cost, that he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance.
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Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal.
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Pardon him, Theodotus: he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature.
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Engineering is an activity other than purely manual and physical work which brings about the utilization of the materials and laws of nature for the good of humanity.
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Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature!
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Don't ask God to change the laws of nature for you
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If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.
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It is absolutely impossible to transcend the laws of nature. What can change in historically different circumstances is only the form in which these laws expose themselves.
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Nothing is too wonderful to be true if it be consistent with the laws of nature.
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Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature
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