Nothing cools so fast as undue enthusiasm. Water that has boiled freezes sooner than any other.
George IlesWe despair of changing the habits of men, still we would alter institutions, the habits of millions of men.
George IlesA calculating engine is one of the most intricate forms of mechanism, a telegraph key one of the simplest. But compare their value.
George IlesThey will listen with both ears to what is said by the men just a step or two ahead of them, who stand nearest to them, and within arm's reach. A guide ceases to be of any use when he strides so far ahead as to be hidden by the curvature of the earth.
George Iles