As that the walls worn thin, permit the mind
To look out through, and his Frailty find.

As that the walls worn thin, permit the mind
To look out through, and his Frailty find.

Thinking men cannot be ruled.

Thinking men cannot be ruled.

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.

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.

Men's minds are raised to the level of the women with whom they associate

Men's minds are raised to the level of the women with whom they associate

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every
day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in read more

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every
day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

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 loathe the expression "What makes him tick." It is the American mind, looking for simple and singular solution, that read more

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.