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Order is a lovely thing; on disarray it lays its wing, teaching simplicity to sing.
Order is a lovely thing; on disarray it lays its wing, teaching simplicity to sing.
He who has no taste for order, will be often wrong in his judgment, and seldom considerate or conscientious in read more
He who has no taste for order, will be often wrong in his judgment, and seldom considerate or conscientious in his actions.
As order is heavenly, where quiet is had,
So error is hell, or a mischief as bad.
As order is heavenly, where quiet is had,
So error is hell, or a mischief as bad.
In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I have made the great discovery read more
In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I have made the great discovery that liberty is a product of order.
Liberty and order will never be perfectly safe, until a trespass on the constitutional provisions for either, shall be felt read more
Liberty and order will never be perfectly safe, until a trespass on the constitutional provisions for either, shall be felt with the same keenness that resents an invasion of the dearest rights.
Be right, and then be easy to live with, if possible, but in that order.
Be right, and then be easy to live with, if possible, but in that order.
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.
It is folly to put the plough in front of the oxen.
[Fr., Folie est mettre la charrue devant read more
It is folly to put the plough in front of the oxen.
[Fr., Folie est mettre la charrue devant les boeufs.]
The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and not to be swayed by read more
The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and not to be swayed by petty doubts.