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He who moves not forward, goes backward
He who moves not forward, goes backward
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. read more
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth;
They must upward still and onward, who would keep read more
New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth;
They must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of
truth.
To look up and not down,
To look forward and not back,
To look out and not read more
To look up and not down,
To look forward and not back,
To look out and not in--and
To lend a hand.
So long as all the increased wealth which modern progress brings,
goes but to build up great fortunes, to read more
So long as all the increased wealth which modern progress brings,
goes but to build up great fortunes, to increase luxury, and make
sharper the contest between the House of Have and the House of
Want, progress is not real and cannot be permanent.
Is it progress if a cannibal uses a knife and fork?
Is it progress if a cannibal uses a knife and fork?
Not to go back is somewhat to advance, and men must walk, at least, before they dance.
Not to go back is somewhat to advance, and men must walk, at least, before they dance.
Finds progress, man's distinctive mark alone,
Not God's, and not the beast's;
God is, they are,
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Finds progress, man's distinctive mark alone,
Not God's, and not the beast's;
God is, they are,
Man partly is, and wholly hopes to be.
"Spiral!" the memorable Lady terms
Our mind's ascent.
"Spiral!" the memorable Lady terms
Our mind's ascent.