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He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.
You can observe a lot just by watching.
You can observe a lot just by watching.
If I were to prescribe one process in the training of men which is fundamental to success in any direction, read more
If I were to prescribe one process in the training of men which is fundamental to success in any direction, it would be thoroughgoing training in the habit of accurate observation. It is a habit which every one of us should be seeking ever more to perfect.
A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom.
A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom.
It is the theory that decides what can be observed.
It is the theory that decides what can be observed.
What a fool does in the end, the wise do in the beginning.
What a fool does in the end, the wise do in the beginning.
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.
Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.
He alone is an acute observer, who can observe minutely without being observed.
He alone is an acute observer, who can observe minutely without being observed.
