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Education is the state-controlled manufacture of echoes.
Education is the state-controlled manufacture of echoes.
Do not trust the horse, Trojans! Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks, even though they bring gifts. - Aeneid, read more
Do not trust the horse, Trojans! Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks, even though they bring gifts. - Aeneid, The.
Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation.
Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation.
 . . . A man of the world amongst men of letters, a man of letters 
amongst men of read more 
 . . . A man of the world amongst men of letters, a man of letters 
amongst men of the world. 
Literature becomes the living memory of a nation.
Literature becomes the living memory of a nation.
This book fills a much-needed gap.
This book fills a much-needed gap.
Author: A fool, who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him, insists on tormenting the generations read more
Author: A fool, who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him, insists on tormenting the generations to come.
The philosophy exam was a piece of cake -- which was a bit of a surprise, actually, because I was read more
The philosophy exam was a piece of cake -- which was a bit of a surprise, actually, because I was expecting some questions on a sheet of paper.
Arrogance, pedantry, and dogmatism... the occupational diseases of those who spend their lives directing the intellects of the young.
Arrogance, pedantry, and dogmatism... the occupational diseases of those who spend their lives directing the intellects of the young.