Addolcitore Acqua Quotes & Sayings

You see, if the height of the mercury [barometer] column is less on the top of a mountain than at the foot of it (as I have many reasons for believing, although everyone who has so far written about it is of the contrary opinion), it follows that the weight of the air must be the sole cause of the phenomenon, and not that abhorrence of a vacuum, since it is obvious that at the foot of the mountain there is more air to have weight than at the summit, and we cannot possibly say that the air at the foot of the mountain has a greater aversion to empty space than at the top. — Blaise Pascal

Sometimes you simply need to drift aimlessly, in order to reach the destination of aim. — Lionel Suggs

Deep and liquid markets in a country's domestic economy are the essential shock absorbers through which the perilous waters of international financial integration can be navigated. — Bibek Debroy

There's always a boyfriend. Whatever else I have to give up on, I won't give up on love. — Carmen Dell'Orefice

The pamphlets going back to London telling of the violent derring-dos of the Bahamian pirates were the ones that brought infamy to the names of Charles Vane and Blackbeard. How much of that is really documented history? It carries a flavor with it, but take all this with a pinch of salt. — Ray Stevenson

The true lady is in theory either a virgin or a lawful wife. — Emily James Smith Putnam