Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions. Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. Emerson, Ralph Waldo Ideas must work through the brains and arms of men, or they are no better than dreams. Never read a book that is not a year old.
Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.
Top of page Fonteyn, Margot Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time. Franklin, Benjamin Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, and most fools do. He that learns from everyone. He that governs his passions. He ho is content.