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Some people get lost in thought because it's such

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Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar territory.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar, an

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The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar, and is shocked by the unexpected: the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truth

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The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have given his life.

Familiarity breeds contempt - and children.

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Familiarity breeds contempt - and children.

In the country the darkness of night is friendly

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In the country the darkness of night is friendly and familiar, but in a city, with its blaze of lights, it is unnatural, hostile and menacing. It is like a monstrous vulture that hovers, biding its time.

A child needs a grandparent, anybody's grandparen

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A child needs a grandparent, anybody's grandparent, to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world.

Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.

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Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.

Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.

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Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.

Familiarity breeds contempt - and children.

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Familiarity breeds contempt - and children.

Cabbage: a familiar kitchen-garden vegetable abou

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Cabbage: a familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head.

Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that im

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Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.

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