Category: English Essays
An ounce of example is better than a ton of precept A plainer variant of this saying is that ‘example’ is better than precept. This is absolutely true and …
The paths of glory lead but to the grave The man and woman may be promising, and they may attain success in youth, but that cannot entitle them to …
History does not repeat itself It is a general concept, howsoever controversial it may be, that History is a repeating clock. But thinkers of this school would find themselves …
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely This statement was made in criticism of absolute rulers, monarchs or their chief advisers. The cases of Warren Hastings, Nawab …
He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches The saying that an ounce of action is better than bushels of teaching, or that ‘example is better than precept, has …
Our life is what our thoughts make it On any rational view, man is not the eating and drinking physique, but the thinking and feeling being. The word ‘man’ …
Water Water is one of the most common things in the world, and one of the most valuable. There is nothing more useful and nothing cheaper. It is in …
Idleness Idleness is a great vice and a great danger. It is an evil in itself, and the father of other evils. It not only does harm but it …
