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George Berkeley Quotes: A mind at liberty to reflect on its own observations, if it produce nothing useful to the world, seldom fails of entertainment to itself.
         

A mind at liberty to reflect on its own observations, if it produce nothing useful to the world, seldom fails of entertainment to itself.


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All the choir of heaven and furniture of earth - in a word, all those bodies which compose the frame of the world - have not any subsistence without a mind.

All the choir of heaven and furniture of earth - in a word, all those bodies which compose the frame of the world - have not any subsistence without a mind.



To be is to be perceived (Esse est percipi)." Or, "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?

To be is to be perceived (Esse est percipi)." Or, "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?



Truth is the cry of all, but the game of few.

Truth is the cry of all, but the game of few.



It is impossible that a man who is false to his friends and neighbours should be true to the public.

It is impossible that a man who is false to his friends and neighbours should be true to the public.



Few men think, yet all will have opinions.

Few men think, yet all will have opinions.



The world is like a board with holes in it, and the square men have got into the round holes, and the round into the square.

The world is like a board with holes in it, and the square men have got into the round holes, and the round into the square.



I had rather be an oyster than a man, the most stupid and senseless of animals.

I had rather be an oyster than a man, the most stupid and senseless of animals.



That thing of hell and eternal punishment is the most absurd, as well as the most disagreeable thought that ever entered into the head of mortal man.

That thing of hell and eternal punishment is the most absurd, as well as the most disagreeable thought that ever entered into the head of mortal man.



A ray of imagination or of wisdom may enlighten the universe, and glow into remotest centuries.

A ray of imagination or of wisdom may enlighten the universe, and glow into remotest centuries.



So long as I confine my thoughts to my own ideas divested of words, I do not see how I can be easily mistaken.

So long as I confine my thoughts to my own ideas divested of words, I do not see how I can be easily mistaken.





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by the time you open your eyes, the world might have already changed.

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I ran my tongue along the top of his underwear, letting it slide underneath. Then i shifted my body forward, lips moving back up his chest, until i was straddling him again.

I ran my tongue along the top of his underwear, letting it slide underneath. Then i shifted my body forward, lips moving back up his chest, until i was straddling him again.



Get in the driving seat of your thoughts. You control them and they absolutely control your life.

Get in the driving seat of your thoughts. You control them and they absolutely control your life.



If you limit your choice only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.

If you limit your choice only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.



Mathematics should be studied if only for that it puts the mind in order.

Mathematics should be studied if only for that it puts the mind in order.



There’s one thing about Black Sabbath which should not be understated: If Black Sabbath is missing any one of its members it’s no longer Black Sabbath.

There’s one thing about Black Sabbath which should not be understated: If Black Sabbath is missing any one of its members it’s no longer Black Sabbath.



I have a no-die clause in every movie. The black people can't be dying all the time.

I have a no-die clause in every movie. The black people can't be dying all the time.



Sometimes, you still have days when you don't just feel right, like there is a kind of congestion, and the flow isn't there. You're just not playing clearly.

Sometimes, you still have days when you don't just feel right, like there is a kind of congestion, and the flow isn't there. You're just not playing clearly.



Become aware of and recognize fully the fact that the Principle of Power within you is God Himself. You must consciously identify yourself with the Highest.

Become aware of and recognize fully the fact that the Principle of Power within you is God Himself. You must consciously identify yourself with the Highest.




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