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To make the plough go before the horse.
To make the plough go before the horse.
Order is Heaven's first law; and this confess,
Some are and must be greater than the rest.
Order is Heaven's first law; and this confess,
Some are and must be greater than the rest.
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.
No one ever died from sleeping in an unmade bed. I have known mothers who remake the bed after their read more
No one ever died from sleeping in an unmade bed. I have known mothers who remake the bed after their children do it because there is wrinkle in the spread or the blanket is on crooked. This is sick.
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.
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.
Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos
Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the
prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, read more
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the
prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him. Thus
saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die,
and not live.
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.