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Death is the tyrant of the imagination.
Death is the tyrant of the imagination.
The way we imagine ourselves to appear to another person is an essential element in our conception of ourselves. In read more
The way we imagine ourselves to appear to another person is an essential element in our conception of ourselves. In other words, I am not what I think I am, and I am not what you think I am. I am what I think you think I am.
Time goes, you say? Ah, no! Alas, Time stays, we go.
Time goes, you say? Ah, no! Alas, Time stays, we go.
One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, read more
One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.
The charm, one might say the genius of memory, is that it is choosy, chancy, and temperamental: it rejects the read more
The charm, one might say the genius of memory, is that it is choosy, chancy, and temperamental: it rejects the edifying cathedral and indelibly photographs the small boy outside, chewing a hunk of melon in the dust.
The reality of life is that your perceptions -- right or wrong -- influence everything else you do. When you read more
The reality of life is that your perceptions -- right or wrong -- influence everything else you do. When you get a proper perspective of your perceptions, you may be surprised how many other things fall into place.
Memory is the thing you forget with.
Memory is the thing you forget with.
I feel bad that I don't feel worse.
I feel bad that I don't feel worse.
Only one thing is certain -- that is, nothing is certain. If this statement is true, it is also false.
Only one thing is certain -- that is, nothing is certain. If this statement is true, it is also false.