#astray

Who walks the fastest, but walks astray, is only furthest from his way. ↗

— Matthew Prior

#fastest #furthest #his #his way #only

We have to learn again that science without contact with experiments is an enterprise which is likely to go completely astray into imaginary conjecture. ↗

— Hannes Alfven

#astray #completely #conjecture #contact #enterprise

If the present world go astray, the cause is in you, in you it is to be sought. ↗

— Dante Alighieri

#cause #go #present #present world #sought

Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest. ↗

— Voltaire

#every #goes #imprudent #least #repent

The world's a forest, in which all lose their way; though by a different path each goes astray. ↗

— George Villiers

#different #different path #each #forest #goes

It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it blind, to drive it insane, to direct it towards a false goal. Napoleon proved this. ↗

— Alexander Herzen

#blind #direct #drive #entire #entire generation

To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience. ↗

— Saint Teresa of Avila

#astray #experience #gone #good #reach

My mind is led astray by every faint rustle. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#every #faint #led #mind #rustle

A sublime faith in human imbecility has seldom led those who cherish it astray. ↗

— Havelock Ellis

#cherish #faith #human #imbecility #led

It's important for the explorer to be willing to be led astray. ↗

— Roger von Oech

#explorer #important #led #willing