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| An idea must not be condemned for being a little shy and incoherent; all new ideas are shy when introduced first among our old ones. We should have patience and see whether the incoherency is likely to wear off or to wear on, in which latter case the | | Ideas | |
| An obstinate man does not hold opinions, but they hold him | | Uncategorized | |
| An open mind is all very well in its way, but it ought not to be so open that there is no keeping anything in or out of it. It should be capable of shutting its doors sometimes, or it may be found a little draughty. | | Mind | |
| And like a lobster boiled, the morn From black to red began to turn | | Uncategorized | |
| And prove their doctrine orthodox By apostolic blows and knocks | | Uncategorized | |
| Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it. | | Uncategorized | |
| Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well. | | Truth | |
| Arguments are like fire-arms which a man may keep at home but should not carry about with him. | | Uncategorized | |
| As soon as any art is pursued with a view of money, then farewell, in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, all hope of genuine good work. | | Uncategorized | |
| Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain, And make men giddy, proud and vain: By this the fool commands the wise, The noble-with the base complies, The sot assumes the rule of wit, And cowards make t | | Authority | |
| Ay me! what perils do environ / The man that meddles with cold iron! | | Uncategorized | |
| Because they did not see merit where they should have seen it, people, to express their regret, will go and leave a lot of money to the very people who will be the first to throw stones at the next person who has anything to say and finds a difficult | | Uncategorized | |
| Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance. | | Uncategorized | |
| Besides 'tis known he could speak Greek, As naturally as pigs squeak | | Uncategorized | |
| Birds are taken with pipes that imitate their own voices, and men with those sayings that are most agreeable to their own opinions | | Uncategorized | |
| Birth and death are so closely related that one could not destroy either without destroying the other at the same time. It is extinction that makes creation possible. | | Uncategorized | |
| Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both | | Men and Women | |
| But still his tongue ran on, the less Of weight it bore, with greater ease | | Uncategorized | |
| Cleanliness is almost as bad as godliness | | Reflection | |
| Cleric before, and Lay behind; / A lawless linsy-woolsy brother, / Half of one order, half another. | | Uncategorized | |
