Oscillation Responsive Device

Famous quotes containing the words oscillation, responsive and/or device:

“In almost all climes the tortoise and the frog are among the precursors and heralds of this season, and birds fly with song and glancing plumage, and plants spring and bloom, and winds blow, to correct this slight oscillation of the poles and preserve the equilibrium of nature.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“If there be any thing a man might well pray against, that thing is the responsive gratification of some of the devoutest prayers of his youth.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)

“Corporation. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility.”
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)