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The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there's all the difference in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between what read more
Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there's all the difference in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between what can and what cannot be helped; acceptance makes that distinction. Apathy paralyzes the will-to-action; acceptance frees it by relieving it of impossible burdens.
Apathy is the glove into which evil slips its hand
Apathy is the glove into which evil slips its hand
The emotions aren't always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action
The emotions aren't always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action
The fewer facts you have in support of an opinion, the stronger your emotional attachment to that opinion.
The fewer facts you have in support of an opinion, the stronger your emotional attachment to that opinion.
There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love.
There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love.
Well, people got attatched. Once you cut the umbilical cord they attatched to the other things. Sight, sound, sex, money, read more
Well, people got attatched. Once you cut the umbilical cord they attatched to the other things. Sight, sound, sex, money, mirages, mothers, masturbation, murder, and Monday morning hangovers.
I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady read more
I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the read more
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
