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There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for some men it is quite read more
There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for some men it is quite as difficult to record an observation in brief and plain language. - Aphorisms from His Bedside Teachings and Writings.
Half the work that is done in this world is to make things appear what they are not.
Half the work that is done in this world is to make things appear what they are not.
The seeing of objects involves many sources of information beyond those meeting the eye when we look at an object. read more
The seeing of objects involves many sources of information beyond those meeting the eye when we look at an object. It generally involves knowledge of the object derived from previous experience, and this experience is not limited to vision but may include the other senses: touch, taste, smell, hearing, and perhaps also temperature or pain.
The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish good results while the strongest, by read more
The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish good results while the strongest, by dispersing his effort over many chores, may fail to accomplish anything. Drops of water, by continually falling, hone their passage through the hardest of rocks but the hasty torrent rushes over it with hideous uproar and leaves no trace behind.
The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not.
The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not.
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every read more
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity.
To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results.
If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results.
