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Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence. - A Letter to Myself.
Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence. - A Letter to Myself.
One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose limited sphere is ethics; I read more
One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose limited sphere is ethics; I am speaking of the infinite.
When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
It is not good to have an oar in everyone's boat.
It is not good to have an oar in everyone's boat.
No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and read more
No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason.
the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective
the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective
If the secret sorrows of everyone could be read on their forehead, how many who now cause envy would suddenly read more
If the secret sorrows of everyone could be read on their forehead, how many who now cause envy would suddenly become the objects of pity.
Humor is perhaps a sense of intellectual perspective: an awareness that some things are really important, others not; and that read more
Humor is perhaps a sense of intellectual perspective: an awareness that some things are really important, others not; and that the two kinds are most oddly jumbled in everyday affairs.
A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality.
A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality.
