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There are two sides to every coin
There are two sides to every coin
For take thy ballaunce if thou be so wise,
And weigh the winds that under heaven doth blow;
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For take thy ballaunce if thou be so wise,
And weigh the winds that under heaven doth blow;
Or weigh the light that in the east doth rise;
Or weigh the thought that from man's mind doth flow.
Inside an oasis, there are many little deserts.
Inside an oasis, there are many little deserts.
Do not mix de galloping of your horse, my knight, with the beating of your heart.
Do not mix de galloping of your horse, my knight, with the beating of your heart.
There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the read more
There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking, and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord
Let the "Tribune" put all this in its pipe and smoke it.
Let the "Tribune" put all this in its pipe and smoke it.
Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the same flower, when rank and read more
Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the same flower, when rank and running to seed.
The next time you go out to a smoking party, young feller, fill
your pipe with that 'ere reflection.
The next time you go out to a smoking party, young feller, fill
your pipe with that 'ere reflection.
A soul without reflection, like a pile
Without inhabitant, to ruin runs.
A soul without reflection, like a pile
Without inhabitant, to ruin runs.