Whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so that all ingenious people might be informed thereof.
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When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough:
I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough:
I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
There is no delight in owning anything unshared.
There is no delight in owning anything unshared.
Straight is the line of duty;
Curved is the line of beauty;
Follow the straight line, thou read more
Straight is the line of duty;
Curved is the line of beauty;
Follow the straight line, thou shalt see
The curved line ever follow thee.
We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent read more
We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men
Who art a light to guide, a rod
To check the erring, and reprove.
Who art a light to guide, a rod
To check the erring, and reprove.
One who is too wise an observer of the business of others, like one who is too curious in observing read more
One who is too wise an observer of the business of others, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.
Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.
Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.
Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.
Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.
The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.
The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.
