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.

From lower to the higher next,
Not to the top, is Nature's text;
And embryo good, to read more

From lower to the higher next,
Not to the top, is Nature's text;
And embryo good, to reach full stature,
Absorbs the evil in its nature.

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

Progress might have been alright once, but it has gone on too long.

Progress might have been alright once, but it has gone on too long.

I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the bottom simply by looking at read more

I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the bottom simply by looking at the men at the top.

Doubt can only be removed by action.

Doubt can only be removed by action.

He that is good, will infallibly become better, and he that is bad, will as certainly become worse; for vice, read more

He that is good, will infallibly become better, and he that is bad, will as certainly become worse; for vice, virtue and time are three things that never stand still.

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.

"Spiral!" the memorable Lady terms
Our mind's ascent.

"Spiral!" the memorable Lady terms
Our mind's ascent.