Maxioms by T. S. Eliot
Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They read more
Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.
My life is light, waiting for the death wind, Like a feather on the back of my hand.
My life is light, waiting for the death wind, Like a feather on the back of my hand.
What is worst of all is to advocate Christianity, not because it is true, but because it might prove useful... read more
What is worst of all is to advocate Christianity, not because it is true, but because it might prove useful... To justify Christianity because it provides a foundation of morality, instead of showing the necessity of Christian morality from the truth of Christianity, is a very dangerous inversion; and we may reflect that a good deal of the attention of totalitarian states has been devoted with a steadfastness of purpose not always found in democracies, to providing their national life with a foundation of morality -- the wrong kind, perhaps, but a good deal more of it. It is not enthusiasm, but dogma, that differentiates a Christian from a pagan society.
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
Love is most nearly itself when here and now cease to matter.
Love is most nearly itself when here and now cease to matter.
