T. S. Eliot

Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this read more

Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know.

What is worst of all is to advocate Christianity, not because it is true, but because it might prove useful... read more

What is worst of all is to advocate Christianity, not because it is true, but because it might prove useful... To justify Christianity because it provides a foundation of morality, instead of showing the necessity of Christian morality from the truth of Christianity, is a very dangerous inversion; and we may reflect that a good deal of the attention of totalitarian states has been devoted with a steadfastness of purpose not always found in democracies, to providing their national life with a foundation of morality -- the wrong kind, perhaps, but a good deal more of it. It is not enthusiasm, but dogma, that differentiates a Christian from a pagan society.

Half of the harm that is done in this world Is due to people who want to feel important. They read more

Half of the harm that is done in this world Is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm But the harm does not interest them.

We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started... read more

We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started... and know the place for the first time.

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.