The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body.

The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body

The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.

It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.

Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.

In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.