The worshipper of energy is too physically energetic to see that he cannot explore certain higher fields until he is still.
Babies are unreasonable; they expect far too much of existence. Each new generation that comes takes one look at the world, thinks wildly, "Is this all they've done to it?" and bursts into tears.
This is a hard and precarious world, where every mistake and infirmity must be paid for in full.
Father expected a good deal of God. He didn't actually accuse God of inefficiency, but when he prayed his tone was loud and angry, like that of a dissatisfied guest in a carelessly managed hotel.
Tender are a mother's dreams, But her babe's not what he seems. See him plotting in his mind To grow up some other kind.
Every maiden's weak and willin' When she meets the proper villian.
Dogs have more love than integrity. They've been true to us, yes, but they haven't been true to themselves.
If you don't go to other men's funerals, they won't go to yours.
Be adorable always to each other; respect is everlasting.
Real friendships among men are so rare that when they occur they are famous.
The first thing the world does to a genius is to make him lose all his youth.
Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing at times to reflect on those facts.
The poets of each generation seldom sing a new song. They turn to themes men always have loved, and sing them in the mode of their times.
We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand; but the fact is we respectfully adapt ourselves, first, to her ways.
Knowledge is power. Unfortunate dupes of this saying will keep on creating, ambitiously, till they have stunned their native initiative and made their thoughts weak.
Ants are good citizens; they place group interest first. But they carry it so far, they have few or no political rights. An ant doesn't have the vote, apparently; he just has his duties.
The egg it is the source of all To everyone's ancestral hall.
Elephants suffer from too much patience. Their exhibitions of it may seem superb,-such power and such restraint, combined, are noble,-but a quality carried to excess defeats itself.
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