Specific Heat Capacity

Famous quotes containing the words specific, heat and/or capacity:

    “Self-esteem and self-contempt have specific odors; they can be smelled.”
    —Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)

    “When the heat of the summer
    Made drowsy the land,
    A dragon-fly came
    And sat on my hand;”
    —Eleanor Farjeon (1881–1965)

    “The capacity to give one’s attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing; it is almost a miracle; it is a miracle. Nearly all those who think they have this capacity do not possess it. Warmth of heart, impulsiveness, pity are not enough.”
    —Simone Weil (1909–1943)