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There is no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the end from the beginning.
There is no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the end from the beginning.
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.
Doubt can only be removed by action.
Doubt can only be removed by action.
 What we call "progress " is the exchange of one nuisance for 
another nuisance.  
 What we call "progress " is the exchange of one nuisance for 
another nuisance. 
 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. 
We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to read more
We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.
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.
 That in our proper motion we ascend
 Up to our native seat; descent and fall
  To give read more 
 That in our proper motion we ascend
 Up to our native seat; descent and fall
  To give us is adverse. 
 Like plants in mines, which never saw the sun,
 But dream of him, and guess where he may be,
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 Like plants in mines, which never saw the sun,
 But dream of him, and guess where he may be,
  And do the best to climb, and get to him.