Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble Emerson rightly said that imitation is suicide. Every individual is a unique creation of …
The pen is mightier than the sword In this proverb, ‘pen’ stands for writers, poets, thinkers, etc. In other words, it represents those who do mental work. ‘Sword stands …
Hope springs eternal in the human breast The man never is, but always is to be blest We are never satisfied with our present. We are always looking forward …
Work is worship Most people treat work as a necessary evil. They work because they have to because they cannot do without it and would be glad to get …
Knowledge is Power This is a remark of Lord Bacon, one of the fathers of modern scientific philosophy about knowledge for its own sake. It is said that philosophy …
For forms of governments, let fools contest; whatever is best administered, is best In these lines, Pope criticizes those who indulge in arguments about the superiority of one type …
We are not satisfied to be right unless we can prove others to be wrong Man is an egoistic animal. He believes in rationalizing-in proving that he is right, …
The child is the father of the man The line of Wordsworth is often misinterpreted as a paradoxical statement of a simple truth ‘child is the man in miniature’. …
