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Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach read more
Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.
Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts.
Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts.
Nature's first great title--mind.
Nature's first great title--mind.
His mind his kingdom, and his will his law.
His mind his kingdom, and his will his law.
The cultivation of the mind is a kind of food supplied for the
soul of man.
[Lat., Animi read more
The cultivation of the mind is a kind of food supplied for the
soul of man.
[Lat., Animi cultus quasi quidam humanitatis cibus.]
Absence of occupation is not rest,
A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd.
Absence of occupation is not rest,
A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd.
Babylon in all its desolation is a sight not so awful as that of
the human mind in ruins.
Babylon in all its desolation is a sight not so awful as that of
the human mind in ruins.
The forehead is the gate of the mind.
[Lat., Frons est animi janua.]
The forehead is the gate of the mind.
[Lat., Frons est animi janua.]
Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.
Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.
