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The term up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fast has no meaning apart from the read more
The term up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fast has no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition such terms have no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a very particular situation... most of our language about the organization and objective's of government is made up of such polar terms. Justice and injustice are typical. A reformer who wants to abolish injustice and create a world in which nothing but justice prevails is like a man who wants to make everything up. Such a man might feel that if he took the lowest in the world and carried it up to the highest point and kept on doing this, everything would eventually become up. This would certainly move a great many objects and create an enormous amount of activity. It might or might not be useful, according to the standards which we apply. However it would never result in the abolishment of down.
Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination.
Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination.
The days are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?.
The days are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?.
God never built a Christian strong enough to carry today's duties and tomorrow's anxieties piled on the top of them.
God never built a Christian strong enough to carry today's duties and tomorrow's anxieties piled on the top of them.
Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear.
Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear.
One might as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as to try to maintain in equal read more
One might as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as to try to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.
Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.
Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.
Men worry over the great number of diseases, while doctors worry over the scarcity of effective remedies.
Men worry over the great number of diseases, while doctors worry over the scarcity of effective remedies.
My worst fear is that I'll end up living in some run-down duplex on Wilshire wearing pants hiked up to read more
My worst fear is that I'll end up living in some run-down duplex on Wilshire wearing pants hiked up to my nipples and muttering under my breath.
