Yearn to understand first and to be understood second.

Yearn to understand first and to be understood second.

The force of truth that a statement imparts, then, its prominence among the hordes of recorded observations that I may read more

The force of truth that a statement imparts, then, its prominence among the hordes of recorded observations that I may optionally apply to my own life, depends, in addition to the sense that it is argumentatively defensible, on the sense that someone like me, and someone I like, whose voice is audible and who is at least notionally in the same room with me, does or can possibly hold it to be compellingly true.

There's nothing like a Catholic wedding to make you wish life had a fast forward button.

There's nothing like a Catholic wedding to make you wish life had a fast forward button.

Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our read more

Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the infinite.

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the infinite.

Love means never having to say you're sorry.

Love means never having to say you're sorry.

Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.

Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.

When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.

When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do read more

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.