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James Stephens
(2 Feb 1882 - 26 Dec 1950)
Irish novelist and poet whose writings retell many Irish myths and fairy tales. He helped found the Irish Review (1911). He is best known for his novel The Crock of Gold. (His birth date is vague; some researchers cite 9 Feb.)
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Science Quotes by James Stephens (4 quotes)
Crows are a gregarious race with settled habitations and an organized commonwealth. They usually congregate in a ruined tower or on the top of a church, and their civilization is based on mutual aid and tolerance for each other’s idiosyncrasies.
— James Stephens
Spoken by the fictional character the Philosopher, in The Crock of Gold (1912), Book 5, Chap XVI.
Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.
— James Stephens
The Crock of Gold (1912), 9
I believe that Nature is just as alive as we are, and that she is as much frightened of us as we are of her.
— James Stephens
Dialog written for the Philosopher fictional character, in The Crock of Gold (1912), Book 3, Chap XI.
Nature grants to all her creatures an unrestricted liberty, quickened by competitive appetite, to succeed or to fail.
— James Stephens
In The Crock of Gold (1912), Book 4, Chap XIII.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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