The Biologist, Volumes 8-10

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Phi Sigma Society., 1926

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Página 4 - A wise old owl lived in an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard. Why can't we all be like that wise old bird?
Página 3 - I cannot tell, what you and other men Think of this life; but, for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I m,yself.
Página 64 - Man comes into the world without his consent and leaves it against his will. During his stay on earth his time is spent in one continuous round of contraries and misunderstandings. In his infancy, he is an angel; in his boyhood, he is a devil; in his manhood, he is everything from a lizard up; in his duties, he is a fool.
Página 43 - Intellectual Immoralities (1) Carelessness in observations, "sloppy work." (2) Inaccuracy in determining units to be counted in statistical research. (3) Slovenliness in logic, fantastic explanations. (4) Generalizing beyond one's data. (5) Confusing opinions with knowledge. (6) Confidence in the results of research in disregard of weakness in proof and verification. (7) Contentment with
Página 64 - When he first comes into the world, everybody wants to kiss him — before he goes out they all want to kick him. If he dies young, there was a great future before him ; if he lives to a ripe old age, he is simply in the way and living to save funeral expenses. Life is a funny road, but we all like to travel it just the same.
Página 37 - Service, was established in 1910 for the study of the physical and mechanical properties of wood, its chemistry and pathology, and its manufacture, conversion, and use. The purpose behind the accumulation of knowledge resulting from these studies is the same as the whole purpose of the Forest Service, namely, the maintaining — by growth or conservation — of an adequate timber supply.
Página 64 - Quietude: A Prayer God of all flesh, when these my days are sped Let me but hear the music of the spheres Or see, far off, the progress of the years And I shall be greatwhile content though dead; For to their heavenly music I am wed And thrill with subtile thrills, nor yield to fears. Thy great To-morrow wipes away all tears And there, as here, Thy law shall be our bread. Then let me dwell in some great quiet place Where I may brood in peace on time's deep things And all the mystery that round man...
Página 43 - Sincere and open-minded; not diverted by personal interests. " 2. Alert and alive to truth, vital ; not complacent. " 3. Poised ; not excitable, hysterical, or melancholy. " 4. Discerning ; not superficial. " 5. Accurate ; not indefinite. " 6. Inventive and constructive ; not lacking initiative. " 7. Independent ; not suggestible. " 8. Thoughtful ; not merely impulsive. " 9. Industrious and energetic ; not lazy and dilatory.
Página 64 - ... with him; if he is a poor man, he is a poor manager and has no sense; if he is rich he is dishonest, but considered smart; if he is in politics he is a grafter and...
Página 49 - Don't try to tell all you know in 500 words. Leave some over for another time. The clean plate rule does not apply here. Don't think that because a thing is old to you it is known to the public. Many of your readers are still living in the nineteenth century; some of them in the eighteenth.

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