I loathe the expression "What makes him tick." It is the American mind, looking for simple and singular solution, that read more

I loathe the expression "What makes him tick." It is the American mind, looking for simple and singular solution, that uses the foolish expression. A person not only ticks, he also chimes and strikes the hour, falls and breaks and has to be put together again, and sometimes stops like an electric clock in a thunderstorm.

The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind.

The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind.

Few minds wear out; more rust out.

Few minds wear out; more rust out.

The last infirmity of noble mind.

The last infirmity of noble mind.

Such as take lodgings in a head
That's to be let unfurnished.

Such as take lodgings in a head
That's to be let unfurnished.

The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.

The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.

If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.

If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.

I not only use all the brains I have, but all that I can borrow.

I not only use all the brains I have, but all that I can borrow.

Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.

Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.