And striving to be Man, the worm
Mounts through all the spires of form.

And striving to be Man, the worm
Mounts through all the spires of form.

I have seen that Man moves over with each new generation into a
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I have seen that Man moves over with each new generation into a
bigger body, more awful, more reverent and more free than he has
had before.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

Westward the star of empire takes its way.

Westward the star of empire takes its way.

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

He who moves not forward goes backward!
A capital saying!

He who moves not forward goes backward!
A capital saying!

Finds progress, man's distinctive mark alone,
Not God's, and not the beast's;
God is, they are,
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Finds progress, man's distinctive mark alone,
Not God's, and not the beast's;
God is, they are,
Man partly is, and wholly hopes to be.

All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.

All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.