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There never was a hypocrite so disguised, but he had some mark or other still by which he might be known.

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There are lying looks, as well as lying words; dissembling smiles, deceiving signs, and even a lying silence.

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The ordinary manner of spending their time, is the only way of judging of people's inclination and genius.

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What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
Werner Heisenberg

Ellin Devis

Ellin Devis

Born: December, 1746
Died: February, 1820 (aged 73)
Bio: Ellin Devis was a schoolmistress and author of The Accidence, a popular eighteenth-century grammar. She came from an artistic family - her father Arthur was known for his "conversation pieces" and her brother Arthur for historical portraits.

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