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If there be anything that can be called genius, it consists chiefly in ability to give that attention to a read more
If there be anything that can be called genius, it consists chiefly in ability to give that attention to a subject which keeps it steadily in the mind, till we have surveyed it accurately on all sides.
The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good.
[Fr., Les merchants sont toujours surpris de trouver read more
The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good.
[Fr., Les merchants sont toujours surpris de trouver de
l'habilete dans les bons.]
He could raise scruples dark and nice,
And after solve 'em in a trice;
As if Divinity read more
He could raise scruples dark and nice,
And after solve 'em in a trice;
As if Divinity had catch'd
The itch, on purpose to be scratched.
The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our read more
The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.
This restless world
Is full of chances, which by habit's power
To learn to bear is easier read more
This restless world
Is full of chances, which by habit's power
To learn to bear is easier than to shun.
The world is a playground, and life is pushing my swing.
The world is a playground, and life is pushing my swing.
What really interests me is whether God had any choice in the creation of the world.
What really interests me is whether God had any choice in the creation of the world.
From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned.
From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned.
