 But little-minded people's thoughts move in such small circles that five minutes' conversation gives you an arc long enough to determine their whole curve. An arc in the movement of a large intellect does not sensibly differ from a straight line. Even...  The new monthly magazine - Pagina 318di William Francis Ainsworth - 1875Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 430 pagine
...human minds as a centre is to a circle. But little-minded people's thoughts move in such small circles that five minutes' conversation gives you an arc long enough to determine their whole curve. An arc in the movement of a large intellect does not sensibly differ from a straight line. Even if... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1862 - 610 pagine
...soak through, and he will fly no more. But little-minded people's thoughts move in such small circles, that five minutes' conversation gives you an arc long enough to determine their whole curve. Even in common people, conceit has the virtue of makmg tli .MM cheerful; the man who thinks his wife,... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1870 - 242 pagine
...human minds as a centre is to a circle. But littleminded people's thoughts move in such small circles that five minutes' conversation gives you an arc long enough to determine their whole curve. An arc in the movement of a large intellect does not sensibly differ from a straight line. Even if... | |
 | 1872 - 660 pagine
...human minds as a center is to a circle. But little-minded people's thoughts move in such small circles, that five minutes' conversation gives you an arc long enough to determine their whole curve. An arc in the movement of a large intellect does not sensibly dififer from a straight line. Even if... | |
 | 1875 - 734 pagine
...principle, and be so utterly weak and prejudiced, and taken up with trivialities, their thoughts moving, as Holmes says, in " such a small circle, that five minutes'...that when they left the school-room it was simply to "enjoy life; ' that is to say, to go to as many balls and parties as came within their reach, to dress,... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1879 - 510 pagine
...£5ut little-minded people's thcughts move in such smal 1'HE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST-TABLE. H circles that five minutes' conversation gives you an arc long enough to determine their whole cu^ve) An arc in the movement of a large intellect does not sensibly differ from a straight line. Even... | |
 | William Swinton - 1879 - 394 pagine
...the men's wit against the lady's hair. 2. Little-minded people's thoughts move in such small circles that five minutes' conversation gives you an arc long enough to determine their whole curve.—0. W. Holmes. 3. I inhaled the violet.s breath.—Emerson. 4. Tell me what thy lordly name... | |
 | Alexander Luark Wade - 1880 - 486 pagine
...humor, entitled " The Autocrat," says, " Little-minded people's thoughts move in such small circles that five minutes' conversation gives you an arc long enough to determine their whole curve." This quaint saying of Dr. Holmes is not applicable to the members of this class, for they are not little-minded... | |
 | William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - 1880 - 234 pagine
...human minds as a center is to a circle. But little-minded people's thoughts move in such small circles that five minutes' conversation gives you an arc long enough to determine their whole curve. An arc in the movement of a large intellect does not sensibly differ from a straight line. Even if... | |
 | James Comper Gray - 1880 - 416 pagine
...minds as a centre is to a I circle. But little-minded people's thoughts move in such small i circles that five minutes' conversation gives you an arc long ! enough to determine their whole curve. An arc in the movement of a large intellect does not differ sensibly from a straight line.' 9, 10.... | |
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