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— Vannoccio Biringuccio"The credulous ... advance the authority of hearsay in place of reasons for possible success or facts that can be demonstrated."
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Isn't that something-to know your own soul by hearsay, instead of its own tidings? Why should I let a preacher tell me if I had one or not? If I could believe I hada soul, all by myself, then I could listen to its tidings all by myself.
— Mary Ann Shaffer
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Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears.
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