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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.
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.
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.
With every passing hour our solar system comes forty-three
thousand miles closer to globular cluster 13 in the constellation read more
With every passing hour our solar system comes forty-three
thousand miles closer to globular cluster 13 in the constellation
Hercules, and still there are some misfits who continue to insist
that there is no such thing as progress.
Westward the star of empire takes its way.
Westward the star of empire takes its way.
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.
Laws and institutions are constantly tending to gravitate. Like
clocks, they must be occasionally cleansed, and wound up, and read more
Laws and institutions are constantly tending to gravitate. Like
clocks, they must be occasionally cleansed, and wound up, and set
to true time.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation
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.