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They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least liberty, because they are the read more
They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least liberty, because they are the most observed
He who can take no great interest in what is small will take false interest in what is great.
He who can take no great interest in what is small will take false interest in what is great.
The observation of others is coloured by our inability to observe ourselves impartially. We can never be impartial about anything read more
The observation of others is coloured by our inability to observe ourselves impartially. We can never be impartial about anything until we can be impartial about our own organism.
To him that watches, everything is revealed.
To him that watches, everything is revealed.
We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, read more
We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.
Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under read more
Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.
Reason, Observation, and Experience -- the Holy Trinity of Science.
Reason, Observation, and Experience -- the Holy Trinity of Science.
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
One must talk about everything according to its nature, how it comes to be and how it grows. Men have read more
One must talk about everything according to its nature, how it comes to be and how it grows. Men have talked about the world without paying attention to the world of their own minds, as if they were asleep or absent-minded.