The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish good results while the strongest, by dispersing his effort over many chores, may fail to accomplish anything. Drops of water, by continually falling, hone their passage through the hardest of rocks but the hasty torrent rushes over it with hideous uproar and leaves no trace behind.
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The question now is: Can we understand our stupidity? This is a test of intellect, not of character.
The question now is: Can we understand our stupidity? This is a test of intellect, not of character.
We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.
We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.
The two most abundant things in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.
The two most abundant things in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.
Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence. - A Letter to Myself.
Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence. - A Letter to Myself.
My own idea is that these things are as piffle before the wind.
My own idea is that these things are as piffle before the wind.
What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call 'thought'.
What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call 'thought'.
Man is so muddled, so dependent on the things immediately before his eyes, that every day even the most submissive read more
Man is so muddled, so dependent on the things immediately before his eyes, that every day even the most submissive believer can be seen to risk the torments of the afterlife for the smallest pleasure.
A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality.
A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality.
Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye.
Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye.
