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We cannot hate those who we despise.
We cannot hate those who we despise.
Always behave like a duck- keep calm and unruffled on the surface but paddle like the devil underneath.
Always behave like a duck- keep calm and unruffled on the surface but paddle like the devil underneath.
To know truly is to know by causes.
To know truly is to know by causes.
A man is never more his single separate self than when he sets out on a journey.
A man is never more his single separate self than when he sets out on a journey.
To believe that if we could but have this or that we would be happy is to suppress the realization read more
To believe that if we could but have this or that we would be happy is to suppress the realization that the cause of our unhappiness is in our inadequate and blemished selves. Excessive desire is thus a means of suppressing our sense of worthlessness.
There are many who know many things, yet are lacking in wisdom.
There are many who know many things, yet are lacking in wisdom.
The trouble with people is not that they don't know but that they know so much that ain't so.
The trouble with people is not that they don't know but that they know so much that ain't so.
The ideas which now pass for brilliant innovations and advances are in fact mere revivals of ancient errors, and a read more
The ideas which now pass for brilliant innovations and advances are in fact mere revivals of ancient errors, and a further proof of the dictum that those who are ignorant of the past are condemned to repeat it.
We probably have a greater love for those we support than for those who support us. Our vanity carries greater read more
We probably have a greater love for those we support than for those who support us. Our vanity carries greater weight than our self-interest.