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American philosopher, essayist, and poet 1803–1882Related quotes

“Mankind may wring her secrets from nature, and use their knowledge to destroy themselves.”
Conclusion
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism (1926)

"Oration VII": "To the Cynic Heracleios", as quoted in The Works of the Emperor Julian (1923) by Wilmer Cave France Wright, p. 105; also in Hidden Wisdom: Esoteric Traditions and the Roots of Christian Mysticism (2005) by Gedaliahu A. G. Stroumsa, p. 25
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“Nothing is so cruel as to try and force a man beyond his natural pace.”
Capping a Success
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912), Part X - The Position of a HomoUnius Libri

“All secrets are deep. All secrets become dark. That's in the nature of secrets.”
Source: Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town (2005)
Source: 1960s - 1970s, The Systems Approach and Its Enemies (1979), p. 57; as cited in: Carolyn Merchant (1982) "Isis' Consciousness Raised", in: Isis, Vol. 73, No. 3. (1982), pp. 398-409

“Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting.”
Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes