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A man prepared has half fought the battle.
[Sp., Hombre apercebido medio combatido.]
A man prepared has half fought the battle.
[Sp., Hombre apercebido medio combatido.]
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.
What we call "progress " is the exchange of one nuisance for
another nuisance.
What we call "progress " is the exchange of one nuisance for
another nuisance.
"Spiral!" the memorable Lady terms
Our mind's ascent.
"Spiral!" the memorable Lady terms
Our mind's ascent.
Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.
Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.
All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.
All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.
He that is good, will infallibly become better, and he that is bad, will as certainly become worse; for vice, read more
He that is good, will infallibly become better, and he that is bad, will as certainly become worse; for vice, virtue and time are three things that never stand still.
Those who work most for the world's advancement are the ones who demand least.
Those who work most for the world's advancement are the ones who demand least.
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.
