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William John Wills Quotes
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William John Wills
English
Scientist
Born:
Jan 5
,
1834
Died:
1861
Believe
Clothes
Great
People
Will
You
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The pigeon here is a beautiful bird, of a delicate bronze colour, tinged with pink about the neck, and the wings marked with green and purple.
William John Wills
Beautiful
Bird
Marked
Bronze
About
Wings
Purple
Delicate
Colour
Pigeon
Pink
Green
Here
Neck
It is of great importance to note these meteors, even the small ones, as very little is yet known of them; and every observation, if carefully made, will some day help to show what they are.
William John Wills
Day
Great
Will
Made
Every
Carefully
Some
Small
Observation
Importance
Known
Very
Little
Note
Them
Show
Help
Even
I have been agreeably disappointed in my idea of the camels. They are far from unpleasant to ride; in fact, it is much less fatiguing than riding on horseback, and even with the little practice I have yet had, I find it shakes me less.
William John Wills
Me
Ride
Practice
Find
Unpleasant
Shakes
Fact
Horseback
Had
Disappointed
Idea
Camels
Been
Than
In Fact
Little
Far
Much
Less
Even
Riding
Both camels are dead and our provisions are done.
William John Wills
Our
Both
Dead
Camels
Provisions
Done
I have deposited some of my journals here for fear of accidents.
William John Wills
Fear
Accidents
Some
Journals
Here
We have this morning dropped anchor, just off Williamstown.
William John Wills
Morning
Anchor
Dropped
Off
Just
You should carefully study the Art of Reasoning, as it is what most people are very deficient in, and I know few things more disagreeable than to argue, or even converse with a man who has no idea of inductive and deductive philosophy.
William John Wills
Art
You
Man
People
Few
Carefully
Deficient
Philosophy
No Idea
More
Argue
Disagreeable
Study
Idea
Inductive
Know
Most
Very
Than
Few Things
Converse
Should
Who
Reasoning
Even
Things
I consider nothing low but ignorance, vice, and meanness, characteristics generally found where the animal propensities predominate over the higher sentiments.
William John Wills
Ignorance
Animal
Nothing
Consider
Characteristics
Higher
Generally
Over
Where
Vice
Low
Sentiments
Meanness
Found
This country is undergoing great changes for the better.
William John Wills
Great
Better
Country
Changes
Undergoing
What you say about this world I do not quite agree with; I think it a very good world, and only requires a person to be reasonable in his expectations, and not to trust too much to others.
William John Wills
Good
You
Trust
World
Too Much
Think
Too
Others
Say
About
Only
His
Very
Person
Expectations
Quite
Much
Requires
Reasonable
Agree
I see by your letter to my father that you are rather afraid the French may invade England.
William John Wills
You
Father
See
Invade
Rather
French
May
Afraid
Your
England
Letter
The actual danger is nothing, and the positive advantages very great.
William John Wills
Positive
Great
Nothing
Danger
Advantages
Very
Actual
At any rate, girls are differently situated. Having no need of deep scientific knowledge, their education is confined more to the ordinary things of the world, the study of the fine arts, and of the manners and dispositions of people.
William John Wills
Education
Knowledge
People
World
Girl
Manners
Fine
Fine Arts
Rate
Having
More
Study
Scientific
Scientific Knowledge
Situated
Any
Arts
Confined
Ordinary
Ordinary Things
Deep
Differently
Things
Need
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