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The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority.
The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority.
It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.
It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.
My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous images, that it might find read more
My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous images, that it might find out what that light was wherein it was bathed.... And thus, with the flash of one hurried glance, it attained to the vision of That Which Is.
Remember son, many a good story has been ruined by over verification.
Remember son, many a good story has been ruined by over verification.
A favorite has no friend!
A favorite has no friend!
There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.
There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.
My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.
My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.
It has to be displayed, this face, on a more or less horizontal plane. Imagine a man wearing a mask, read more
It has to be displayed, this face, on a more or less horizontal plane. Imagine a man wearing a mask, and imagine that the elastic which holds the mask on has just broken, so that the man (rather than let the mask slip off) has to tilt his head back and balance the mask on his real face. This is the kind of tyranny which Lawson's face exerts over the rest of his body as he cruises along the corridors. He doesn't look down his nose at you, he looks along his nose.
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less, until eventually he knows everything about nothing.
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less, until eventually he knows everything about nothing.
