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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.
A degree is not an education, and the confusion on this point is perhaps the gravest weakness in American thinking read more
A degree is not an education, and the confusion on this point is perhaps the gravest weakness in American thinking about education
Sometimes I'm confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn't obvious...
Sometimes I'm confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn't obvious...
I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what read more
I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
The ascetism of early Christianity, which turned its back on the world of the flesh, had degrenerated, in some quarters read more
The ascetism of early Christianity, which turned its back on the world of the flesh, had degrenerated, in some quarters of the Church, into hatred of those who those who brought that flesh into being. Misogyny, the hatred of women, had become a strong element in medieval Christianity. Women who menstruate, and give birth, were identified with sexuality and therefore with evil. "All witchcraft stems from carnal lust, which is in women insatiable," stated the Malleus Maleficarum.
The lust of avarice has so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they read more
The lust of avarice has so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth.
I'm not confused, I'm just well mixed
I'm not confused, I'm just well mixed
If confusion is the first step to knowledge, I must be a genius.
If confusion is the first step to knowledge, I must be a genius.
Confusion is the welcome mat at the door of creativity.
Confusion is the welcome mat at the door of creativity.
