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"Spiral!" the memorable Lady terms
Our mind's ascent.
"Spiral!" the memorable Lady terms
Our mind's ascent.
A man prepared has half fought the battle.
[Sp., Hombre apercebido medio combatido.]
A man prepared has half fought the battle.
[Sp., Hombre apercebido medio combatido.]
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, but the unreasonable man tries to adapt the world to him--therefore, all read more
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, but the unreasonable man tries to adapt the world to him--therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. read more
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
So long as all the increased wealth which modern progress brings,
goes but to build up great fortunes, to read more
So long as all the increased wealth which modern progress brings,
goes but to build up great fortunes, to increase luxury, and make
sharper the contest between the House of Have and the House of
Want, progress is not real and cannot be permanent.
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.
Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.
Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.
Doubt can only be removed by action.
Doubt can only be removed by action.
Is it progress if a cannibal uses a knife and fork?
Is it progress if a cannibal uses a knife and fork?