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A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, read more
A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, and it steadily becomes finer as the horizon expands.
Not a mouse
Shall disturb this hallowed house.
I am sent, with broom, before,
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Not a mouse
Shall disturb this hallowed house.
I am sent, with broom, before,
To sweep the dust behind the door.
Order and simplification are the first steps toward the mastery of a subject.
Order and simplification are the first steps toward the mastery of a subject.
Order is never observed; it is disorder that attracts attention because it is awkward and intrusive.
Order is never observed; it is disorder that attracts attention because it is awkward and intrusive.
The heavens themselves, the planets, and this centre
Observe degree, priority, and place,
Insisture, course, proportion, season, read more
The heavens themselves, the planets, and this centre
Observe degree, priority, and place,
Insisture, course, proportion, season, form,
Office, and custom, in all line of order.
Let all things be done decently and in order.
Let all things be done decently and in order.
Crude classifications and false generalizations are the curse of the organized life.
Crude classifications and false generalizations are the curse of the organized life.
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.]
Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos
Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos
