Constant attention wears the active mind,
Blots out our pow'rs, and leaves a blank behind.

Constant attention wears the active mind,
Blots out our pow'rs, and leaves a blank behind.

For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.

For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.

A person having more knowledge will have an impressive frame of mind, whereas a person having wisdom will have an read more

A person having more knowledge will have an impressive frame of mind, whereas a person having wisdom will have an expressive frame of mind.

We are born into this world unarmed---our mind is our only weapon.

We are born into this world unarmed---our mind is our only weapon.

The march of the human mind is slow.

The march of the human mind is slow.

The mind and the voice by themselves are not sufficient.

The mind and the voice by themselves are not sufficient.

Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts.

Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts.

All the choir of heaven and furniture of earth--in a word, all
those bodies which compose the mighty frame read more

All the choir of heaven and furniture of earth--in a word, all
those bodies which compose the mighty frame of the world--have
not any subsistence without a mind.

'Tis strange the mind, that very fiery particle,
Should let itself be snuff'd out by an article.

'Tis strange the mind, that very fiery particle,
Should let itself be snuff'd out by an article.