A fresh idea lands on a mental scale, waiting to be weighed. The quotes stress the need to evaluate each new concept before embracing it, to stay open to ideas that can shift long‑held views, and to let go of old habits so fresh thoughts can reshape work and life.
![“As the component parts of all new machines may be said to be old[,] it is a nice discriminating judgment, which discovers that a particular arrangement will produce a new and desired effect. ... Therefore, the mechanic should sit down among levers, screws, wedges, wheels, etc. like a poet among…” quote by Robert Fulton](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/570/robert-fulton-57049_alphabet_as-the-component-parts-of-all-new-machin_1680664.jpg)
