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Under normal conditions, learning is a product and reward of occupation with subject matter.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey
Let us not confound loudness with emphasis.
— from The Art of Public Speaking by J. Berg (Joseph Berg) Esenwein
Daily experience proves to us, no couple live with less content, less ease, than those who cry heaven joins?
— from Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister by Aphra Behn
There is an absolute opposition, and this opposition, [Pg 288] in its simple form, is an act absolutely possible, standing under no condition, limited by no higher ground.
— from A History of Philosophy in Epitome by Albert Schwegler
On the day the unwelcome news came Lambert rode into the yard on his way home from Mooreville.
— from Sailor Jack, the Trader by Harry Castlemon
Review sequences of hue (initial), value (upper numeral), & chroma (lower numeral).
— from A Color Notation A measured color system, based on the three qualities Hue, Value and Chroma by A. H. (Albert Henry) Munsell
Neither was Fielding's sanguine temperament likely to be daunted by the single failure of his farce Eurydice , which had been damned at Drury Lane on February 19 of this same year: "disagreeable impressions," Murphy tells us, "never continued long upon his mind."
— from Henry Fielding: a Memoir Including Newly Discovered Letters and Records with Illustrations from Contemporary Prints by G. M. (Gertrude M.) Godden
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: note - see individual country entries of member states HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: note - see individual country entries of member states HIV/AIDS - deaths: note - see individual country entries of member states Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish Languages: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish note: only official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - over 19% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken language - about 49% of the EU population is conversant with it (2007) Government European Union Union name: conventional long form: European Union abbreviation: EU Political structure: a hybrid intergovernmental and supranational organization Capital: name: Brussels (Belgium), Strasbourg (France), Luxembourg geographic coordinates: 50 50 N, 4 20 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October note: the Council of the European Union meets in Brussels, Belgium, the European Parliament meets in Brussels and Strasbourg, France, and the Court of Justice of the European Communities meets in Luxembourg Member states: 27 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK; note - Canary Islands (Spain), Azores and Madeira (Portugal), French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Reunion (France) are sometimes listed separately even though they are legally a part of Spain, Portugal, and France; candidate countries: Croatia, Macedonia, Turkey Independence:
— from The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
wa'n't none er dish yer bokay doin's mix' up 'longer der co'tship, en dey ain't cut up no capers like folks does now.
— from Nights With Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris
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