Some minds improve by travel, others, rather, resemble copper wire, or brass, which get the narrower by going farther.

Quote by Thomas Hood

Topics: Mind Quotes

To attempt to advise conceited people is like whistling against the wind.

To attempt to advise conceited people is like whistling against the wind.

I saw old Autumn in the misty morn stand shadowless like silence, listening to silence.

I saw old Autumn in the misty morn stand shadowless like silence, listening to silence.

Frost is the greatest artist in our clime - he paints in nature and describes...

Frost is the greatest artist in our clime - he paints in nature and describes...

A certain portion of the human race has certainly a taste for being diddled.

A certain portion of the human race has certainly a taste for being diddled.

'Extremes meet', as the whiting said with its tail in its mouth.

'Extremes meet', as the whiting said with its tail in its mouth.

A moment's thinking is an hour in words.

A moment's thinking is an hour in words.

There are three things which the public will always clamor for, sooner or later: namely,...

There are three things which the public will always clamor for, sooner or later: namely,...

There is even a happiness - that makes the heart afraid.

There is even a happiness - that makes the heart afraid.

The best of friends fall out, and so his teeth had done some years ago.

The best of friends fall out, and so his teeth had done some years ago.

Lives of great men oft remind us as we o'er their pages turn, That we...

Lives of great men oft remind us as we o'er their pages turn, That we...

My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon.

My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon.

Oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine, love, thou art every day...

Oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine, love, thou art every day...

I saved a bunch of money on Valentines Day by switching to...single.

I saved a bunch of money on Valentines Day by switching to...single.

Ever have that one friend who gets a Valentine's Day gift for their mother? Doens't...

Ever have that one friend who gets a Valentine's Day gift for their mother? Doens't...

Valentine's day has gotten blown way out of proportion. Valentine's Day just used to be...

Valentine's day has gotten blown way out of proportion. Valentine's Day just used to be...

Happy Valentines Day to all the lovers out there. If you have something good, keep...

Happy Valentines Day to all the lovers out there. If you have something good, keep...

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was...

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was...

Let people be in love, don't down Valentines Day just because you're not with someone.

Let people be in love, don't down Valentines Day just because you're not with someone.

Valentines Day = Single Awareness Day

Valentines Day = Single Awareness Day

For Valentine's Day, I'm going to do nothing. But the next day, I'm going to...

For Valentine's Day, I'm going to do nothing. But the next day, I'm going to...