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To make every event depend upon the twinkling of a star, is an absurdity equal to that of the Lapland witches, who pretend to regulate the course of the winds by tying knots in a string.
John Bonnycastle
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The most destructive element in the human mind is fear. Fear creates aggressiveness; aggressiveness engenders hostility; hostility engenders fear — a disastrous circle.
Dorothy Thompson
John Bonnycastle
Born:
1751
Died:
May 15, 1821
(aged 70)
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John Bonnycastle was an English teacher of mathematics and author.
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