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.

Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts.

Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts.

Babylon in all its desolation is a sight not so awful as that of
the human mind in ruins.

Babylon in all its desolation is a sight not so awful as that of
the human mind in ruins.

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 mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.

The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.

Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people

Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people

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.

My minde to me a kingdome is,
Such perfect joy therein I finde
As farre exceeds all read more

My minde to me a kingdome is,
Such perfect joy therein I finde
As farre exceeds all earthly blisse
That God or Nature hath assignde
Though much I want that most would have
Yet still my minde forbids to crave.