An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of read more

An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.

The rain in the Ukraine
falls mainly
not on the plains.

The rain in the Ukraine
falls mainly
not on the plains.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step.

Perhaps I'm old and tired, but I always think that the chances of finding out what really is going on read more

Perhaps I'm old and tired, but I always think that the chances of finding out what really is going on are so absurdly remote that the only thing to do is to say hang the sense of it and just keep yourself occupied.

There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher.

There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher.

Why do blacks identify with the Christian religion
of their oppressors?
Source: Diane Rehm Show guest.

Why do blacks identify with the Christian religion
of their oppressors?
Source: Diane Rehm Show guest.

In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the awfulness or the absurdity of read more

In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the awfulness or the absurdity of existence... and loathing seizes him.

Monotheism is a gift from the gods.

Monotheism is a gift from the gods.

Absurdity. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion

Absurdity. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion