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Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it read more
Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so.
...the evils of mankind are caused, not by the primary aggressiveness of individuals, but by their self-transcending identification with groups read more
...the evils of mankind are caused, not by the primary aggressiveness of individuals, but by their self-transcending identification with groups whose common denominator is low intelligence and high emotionality.
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
The envious man thinks that if his neighbor breaks a leg, he will be able to walk better himself.
The envious man thinks that if his neighbor breaks a leg, he will be able to walk better himself.
Because we do not understand the brain very well we are constantly tempted to use the latest technology as a read more
Because we do not understand the brain very well we are constantly tempted to use the latest technology as a model for trying to understand it. In my childhood we were always assured that the brain was a telephone switchboard. ('What else could it be?') I was amused to see that Sherrington, the great British neuroscientist, thought that the brain worked like a telegraph system. Freud often compared the brain to hydraulic and electro-magnetic systems. Leibniz compared it to a mill, and I am told some of the ancient Greeks thought the brain functions like a catapult. At present, obviously, the metaphor is the digital computer.
Laughter to begin with was probably glee at the misfortunes of others. The baring of the teeth in laughter hints read more
Laughter to begin with was probably glee at the misfortunes of others. The baring of the teeth in laughter hints at its savage ancestry. Animals have no malice, hence also no laughter. They never savor the sudden glory of Schadenfreude. It was its infectious quality that made of laughter a medium of mutuality.
It is easier to love humanity than to love your neighbor.
It is easier to love humanity than to love your neighbor.
If you're naturally kind you attract a lot of people you don't like.
If you're naturally kind you attract a lot of people you don't like.
