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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.
A lie told often enough becomes truth.
A lie told often enough becomes truth.
It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest read more
It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
Remember you are just an extra in everyone else's play.
Remember you are just an extra in everyone else's play.
Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office.
Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office.
Civilization rests on a set of promises; if the promises are broken too often, the civilization dies, no matter how read more
Civilization rests on a set of promises; if the promises are broken too often, the civilization dies, no matter how rich it may be, or how mechanically clever. Hope and faith depend on the promises; if hope and faith go, everything goes.
You should make a point of trying every experience once, excepting incest and folk dancing.
You should make a point of trying every experience once, excepting incest and folk dancing.
When will people understand that words can cut as sharply as any blade, and that those cuts leave scars upon read more
When will people understand that words can cut as sharply as any blade, and that those cuts leave scars upon our souls.
A Code of Honor: Never approach a friend's girlfriend or wife with
mischief as your goal. There are just too read more
A Code of Honor: Never approach a friend's girlfriend or wife with
mischief as your goal. There are just too many women in the world to
justify that sort of dishonorable behavior. Unless she's really
attractive.