New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.
From John Locke
Reverie is when ideas float in our mind without reflection or regard of the understanding.
It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.
As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears.
I attribute the little I know to my not having been ashamed to ask for information, and to my rule of conversing with all descriptions of men on those topics that form their own peculiar professions and pursuits.
It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach.
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