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Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it.
Second thoughts are best as read more
Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it.
Second thoughts are best as the proverb says.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis, in
errore perseverae. Posteriores enim cogitationes (ut aiunt)
sapientiores solent esse.]
Upon the cunning loom of thought
We weave our fancies, so and so.
Upon the cunning loom of thought
We weave our fancies, so and so.
Learning without thought is labor lost.
Learning without thought is labor lost.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of read more
The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.
It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, read more
It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, theres no knowing where you might be swept off to.
Old things need not be therefore true,
O brother men, nor yet the new;
Ah! still awhile read more
Old things need not be therefore true,
O brother men, nor yet the new;
Ah! still awhile the old thought retain,
And yet consider it again!
The busiest of living agents are certain dead men's thoughts.
The busiest of living agents are certain dead men's thoughts.
