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We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather.
We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather.
If intellection and knowledge were mere passion from without, or the bare reception of extraneous and adventitious forms, then no read more
If intellection and knowledge were mere passion from without, or the bare reception of extraneous and adventitious forms, then no reason could be given at all why a mirror or looking-glass should not understand; whereas it cannot so much as sensibly perceive those images which it receives and reflects to us.
The progress of freedom depends more upon the maintenance of peace, the spread of commerce, and the diffusion of education, read more
The progress of freedom depends more upon the maintenance of peace, the spread of commerce, and the diffusion of education, than upon the labors of cabinets and foreign offices.
By concentrating our attention on the effect rather than the causes, we can avoid the laborious, nearly impossible task of read more
By concentrating our attention on the effect rather than the causes, we can avoid the laborious, nearly impossible task of trying to detect and deflect the many psychological influences on liking.
Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open.
Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open.
All of us are watchers -- of television, of time clocks, of traffic on the freeway -- but few are read more
All of us are watchers -- of television, of time clocks, of traffic on the freeway -- but few are observers. Everyone is looking, not many are seeing.
In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. - Adages.
In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. - Adages.
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and whatever you hit call it the target.
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and whatever you hit call it the target.
To linger in the observation of things other than the self implies a profound conviction of their worth. - My read more
To linger in the observation of things other than the self implies a profound conviction of their worth. - My Friends the Senses.
