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I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to read more
I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.
The fanatic is not really a stickler to principle. He embraces a cause not primarily because of its justness or read more
The fanatic is not really a stickler to principle. He embraces a cause not primarily because of its justness or holiness but because of his desperate need for something to hold onto.
Mutation is random; natural selection is the very opposite of random.
Mutation is random; natural selection is the very opposite of random.
We are in the process of creating what deserves to be called the idiot culture. Not an idiot sub-culture, which read more
We are in the process of creating what deserves to be called the idiot culture. Not an idiot sub-culture, which every society has bubbling beneath the surface and which can provide harmless fun; but the culture itself. For the first time, the weird and the stupid and the coarse are becoming our cultural norm, even our cultural ideal.
Do not be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie.
Do not be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie.
The human race, to which so many of my readers belong, has been playing at children's games from the beginning, read more
The human race, to which so many of my readers belong, has been playing at children's games from the beginning, and will probably do it till the end, which is a nuisance for the few people who grow up. And one of the games to which it is most attached is called, ''Keep tomorrow dark,'' and which is also named (by the rustics in Shropshire, I have no doubt) ''Cheat the Prophet.'' The players listen very carefully and respectfully to all that the clever men have to say about what is to happen in the next generation. The players then wait until all the clever men are dead, and bury them nicely. Then they go and do something else. That is all. For a race of simple tastes, however, it is great fun.
If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.
If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.
Please accept my resignation. I don't want to belong to any club
that will accept me as a member.
Please accept my resignation. I don't want to belong to any club
that will accept me as a member.
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
