Customs tell a man who he is, where he belongs, what he must do. Better illogical customs than none; men cannot live together without them. From an anthropologist's view, 'justice' is a search for workable customs.
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Zum Autor"Many older physicians had gone to their graves calling Pasteur a liar, a fool, or worse---and without examining evidence which their “common sense” told them was impossible."
"When you read about chemistry and physics, you want to do them too."
"You can't believe what a lovely planet we have until you see her from outside."
"I was there to see beautiful naked women. So was everybody else. It's a common failing."
"To die trying is the proudest humans thing."
"His was not a small mind bothered by logic and consistency."