Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a read more

Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a die-hard whose identity is lost in the shuffle, "I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.".

The testimony of the Lord is sure making wise the simple. [Psalms 19:7].

The testimony of the Lord is sure making wise the simple. [Psalms 19:7].

The curiosity to know things has been given to man as a scourge.

The curiosity to know things has been given to man as a scourge.

Where you are in consciousness has everything to do with what you see in experience.

Where you are in consciousness has everything to do with what you see in experience.

It's a dangerous thing to think we know everything.

It's a dangerous thing to think we know everything.

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to read more

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.

Foxhunting... the unspeakable pursuing the inedible.

Foxhunting... the unspeakable pursuing the inedible.

Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write read more

Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write much as you would speak; speak as you think. If with your inferior, speak no coarser than usual; if with your superiors, no finer. Be what you say; and, within the rules of prudence, say what you are.

Perhaps the most valuable result of al education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to read more

Perhaps the most valuable result of al education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.