The tendinous part of the mind, so to sp…

The tendinous part of the mind, so to speak, is more developed in winter the fleshy, in summer. I should say winter had given the bone and sinew to literature, summer the tissues and the blood.

Quote, saying and phrase by: John Burroughs

The tendency of man’s nature to good is …

The tendency of man’s nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downwards. There are none but have this tendency to good, just as all water flows downwards. Now by striking water and causing it to leap up, you may make it go.

Quote, saying and phrase by: Ni’matullah Wali

The tendancy of liberals is to create bo…

The tendancy of liberals is to create bodies of men and women-of all classes-detached from tradition, alienated from religion, and susceptible to mass suggestion-mob rule. And a mob will be no less a mob if it is well fed, well clothed, well housed, and well disciplined.

Quote, saying and phrase by: George Eliot