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.

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

'Tis strange the mind, that very fiery particle,
Should let itself be snuff'd out by an article.

'Tis strange the mind, that very fiery particle,
Should let itself be snuff'd out by an article.

The mind forgets but the heart always remembers.

The mind forgets but the heart always remembers.

We are born into this world unarmed---our mind is our only weapon.

We are born into this world unarmed---our mind is our only weapon.

I had rather believe all the fables in the Legends and the Talmud
and the Alcoran, than that this read more

I had rather believe all the fables in the Legends and the Talmud
and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a
mind.

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.

If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.

If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.

A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind.

A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind.