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But however mysterious is nature, however ignorant the doctor, however imperfect the present state of physical science, the patronage and the success of quacks and quackeries are infinitely more wonderful than those of honest and laborious men of science and their careful experiments.
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Men, women, and children who cannot live on gravity alone need something to satisfy their gayer, lighter moods and hours, and he who ministers to this want is, in my opinion, in a business established by the Creator of our nature. If he worthily fulfills his mission and amuses without corrupting, he need never feel that he has lived in vain.
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Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succeed.
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
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July 5, 1810
Died:
April 7, 1891
(aged 80)
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