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

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.

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...

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.

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

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

'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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

Single people pretend like being single on Valentines doesn't suck...Yeah right, I used to hate...

Single people pretend like being single on Valentines doesn't suck...Yeah right, I used to hate...

I always looked for someone I could live with, but ended up finding someone I...

I always looked for someone I could live with, but ended up finding someone I...

You don't have to wait until Valentines Day to show someone how much they mean...

You don't have to wait until Valentines Day to show someone how much they mean...

Valentines Day = Single Awareness Day

Valentines Day = Single Awareness Day

I knew I loved you when I realized that there was no one else I...

I knew I loved you when I realized that there was no one else I...

Happy Valentine's Day! And if this is news to you, my guess is you're probably...

Happy Valentine's Day! And if this is news to you, my guess is you're probably...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...