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As a great man's influence never ends, so also there is not definite finality, no end, to a great survey; it runs along for centuries, ever responsive to the strain of the increasing needs of a growing population and an enlarging domain.

~Cleveland Abbe

Topics: Along Also Centuries Definite Domain End Ends Enlarging Ever Finality Great Growing Increasing Influence Man Needs Never Population Responsive Runs Strain Survey

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It is inevitable that those to whom is vouchsafed a long life of usefulness should outlive the friends of their youth.

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Topics: Friends Inevitable Life Long Long Life Outlive Should Those Usefulness Whom Youth

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I have started that which the country will not willingly let die.

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Topics: Country Die Started Which Will Willingly

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My boyhood life in New York City has impressed me with the popular ignorance and also with the great need of something better than local lore and weather proverbs.

~Cleveland Abbe

Topics: Also Better Boyhood City Great Ignorance Impressed Life Local Lore Me Need New New York New York City Popular Proverbs Something Than Weather York

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True science is never speculative; it employs hypotheses as suggesting points for inquiry, but it never adopts the hypotheses as though they were demonstrated propositions.

~Cleveland Abbe

Topics: Adopt Employs Hypotheses Inquiry Never Points Science Speculative Suggesting Though True Were

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The atmosphere is much too near for dreams. It forces us to action. It is close to us. We are in it and of it. It rouses us both to study and to do. We must know its moods and also its motive forces.

~Cleveland Abbe

Topics: Action Also Atmosphere Both Close Dreams Forces Know Moods Motive Much Must Near Study Too Us

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: December 3rd, 1838

Died: December 29th, 1916

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