...speech is the least deceptive mirror of the mind.
-- Erasmus
-- Erasmus
Related:
- Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a man speaks, so is he.
Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim... - I don't mind crazies.
At least they're committed... - My sole aim in publishing all my books has always been to do something
useful by my industry,
and if I can't achieve that, at least to do no harm... - Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted.
Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the... - The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror.
It grasps nothing.
It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep.... - truth belongs to wine and
children. --... - No one respects a talent that is
concealed. ... - If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of
the mind!
The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the... - Gentle of speech, beneficent of mind.
-- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
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The Odyssey of Homer, Book iv, Line...
