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Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Do not trust your memory; it is a net full of holes; the most beautiful prizes slip through it. - read more
Do not trust your memory; it is a net full of holes; the most beautiful prizes slip through it. - The Heart's Domain.
No one has ever had an idea in a dress suit.
No one has ever had an idea in a dress suit.
Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.
Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.
Constancy is the foundation of virtue.
Constancy is the foundation of virtue.
Lack of sensitivity is perhaps basically an unawareness of ourselves.
Lack of sensitivity is perhaps basically an unawareness of ourselves.
Self-righteousness is a manifestation of self-contempt.
Self-righteousness is a manifestation of self-contempt.
Sin makes its own hell, and goodness its own heaven.
Sin makes its own hell, and goodness its own heaven.
When you want to organize knowledge. you will be careful to base the classification upon essential qualities. You will thus read more
When you want to organize knowledge. you will be careful to base the classification upon essential qualities. You will thus derive classes in which the members have the greatest amount of resemblance to one another and the greatest amount of difference from the members of other classes. But suppose that, instead of organizing knowledge, you set out to organize ignorance and prejudice. You will then do precisely the opposite...You will keep the classification vague and flexible, so that it can be made to include just whatever individuals you choose.
