I loathe the expression "What makes him tick." It is the American mind, looking for simple and singular solution, that uses the foolish expression. A person not only ticks, he also chimes and strikes the hour, falls and breaks and has to be put together again, and sometimes stops like an electric clock in a thunderstorm.
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Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach read more
Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.
The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.
The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.
The diseases of the mind are more and more destructive than those
of the body.
[Lat., Morbi perniciores read more
The diseases of the mind are more and more destructive than those
of the body.
[Lat., Morbi perniciores pluresque animi quam corporis.]
Constant attention wears the active mind,
Blots out our pow'rs, and leaves a blank behind.
Constant attention wears the active mind,
Blots out our pow'rs, and leaves a blank behind.
Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.
Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.
I not only use all the brains I have, but all that I can borrow.
I not only use all the brains I have, but all that I can borrow.
A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind.
A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind.
The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind.
The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind.
