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Alfred North Whitehead

Science can find no individual enjoyment in Nature; science can find no aim in Nature; science can find no creativity in Nature; it finds mere rules of succession.

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find it in one's heart

[find it in one's heart] {v. phr.} To be able or willing because of your nature. * /He could not find it in his heart to tell her about her […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

good nature

[good nature] {n.} Readiness to please others and to be pleased. Cheerfulness, pleasantness. * /Everybody likes Mr. Crowe because of his good nature./ * /Miss Reynolds was remembered by her […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

second nature

[second nature] {n.} Something done without any special effort, as if by natural instinct. * /Cutting tall trees has become second nature to the experienced lumberjack./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

answer the call of nature

[answer the call of nature] or [obey the call of nature] {v. phr.}, {slang} To go to the bathroom to relieve oneself by urinating or defecating. * /Ted was hiking […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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house detective

[house detective] {n.} A detective employed by a hotel, store, or other business to watch for any trouble. * /The one-armed […]

leg work

[leg work] {n.}, {informal} The physical end of a project, such as the typing of research reports; the physical investigating […]

Samuel Butler II

(1835-1902) Not only is there a [skeleton in every closet] but there is a [screw loose] in every skeleton.

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George Jean Nathan

U.S. drama critic I drink to make other people interesting.

out in left field

[out in left field] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Far from the right answer; wrong; astray. * /Johnny tried to answer the […]