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The philosophers of the Middle Ages demonstrated both that the Earth did not exist and also that it was flat. Today they are still arguing about whether the world exists, but they no longer dispute about whether it is flat.
What is the difference between unethical and ethical advertising? Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical advertising uses truth to deceive the public.
Fain would I climb, yet fear I to fall.
Whosoever, in writing a modern history, shall follow truth too near the heels, it may happily strike out his teeth.
Faith is a continuation of reason.
Most of us are just about as happy as we make up our minds to be.
The longer we were in it, the smaller it seemed to get.
Among the New Hollanders whom we were thus engaged with, there was one who by his appearance and carriage, as well in the morning as this afternoon, seemed to be the chief of them, and a kind of prince or captain among them.
I commonly went ashore every day, either upon business, or to recreate myself in the fields, which were very pleasant, and the more for a shower of rain now and then, that ushers in the wet season.
In the road ships must ride in 30, 40, or 50 fathom water, not above half a mile from the shore at farthest: and if there are many ships they must ride close one by another.
The 6th of August in the morning we saw an opening in the land and we ran into it, and anchored in 7 and a half fathom water, 2 miles from the shore, clean sand.
The island Mayo is generally barren, being dry, as I said; and the best of it is but a very indifferent soil.
The world is apt to judge of everything by the success; and whoever has ill fortune will hardly be allowed a good name.
While we were at work there came nine or 10 of the natives to a small hill a little way from us, and stood there menacing and threatening of us, and making a great noise. At last one of them came towards us, and the rest followed at a distance.
I desire to put off my trial as long as I can till I can get my evidence ready.
I do not care so much for the death of my gunner, as for other passages of my voyage, for I have good friends in England that will bring me off for that.
I had no money nor friends to prepare for the trial till last night.
I have been sworn against by perjured and wicked people.
I would rather my soul broil in hell than I do you any harm.
If you will take her, you may take her, but if you go from aboard, you shall never come aboard again.
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