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The short-lived self, teetering on the edge of extinction, is the only thing that can ever really matter.
The short-lived self, teetering on the edge of extinction, is the only thing that can ever really matter.
The well-adjusted make poor prophets.
The well-adjusted make poor prophets.
Add a few drops of malice to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.
Add a few drops of malice to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.
If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
No one is truly literate who cannot read his own heart.
No one is truly literate who cannot read his own heart.
The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
Social values in general are incrementally variable: neither safety, diversity, rational articulation, nor morality is categorically a "good thing" to read more
Social values in general are incrementally variable: neither safety, diversity, rational articulation, nor morality is categorically a "good thing" to have more of, without limits. All are subject to diminishing returns, and ultimately negative returns.
Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd.
Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd.
The wise learn many things from their foes.
The wise learn many things from their foes.