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Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.
Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.
Morality, thou deadly bane,Thy tens o' thousands thou has slain!
Morality, thou deadly bane,Thy tens o' thousands thou has slain!
What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?
What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?
It is against the grain of modern education to teach children to program. What fun is there in making plans, read more
It is against the grain of modern education to teach children to program. What fun is there in making plans, acquiring discipline in organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self-critical?
It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think with the masses or majority, read more
It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think with the masses or majority, merely because the majority is the majority. Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people.
Do not be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie.
Do not be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie.
The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave. In the dark ages of read more
The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave. In the dark ages of Christianity she is a toy and a sentimental goddess. With increasing moral light, and greater liberty, and more universal justice, she begins to develop as an equal human being.
Society drives people crazy with lust and calls it advertising.
Society drives people crazy with lust and calls it advertising.
And what is a good citizen? Simply one who never says, does or thinks anything that is unusual. Schools are read more
And what is a good citizen? Simply one who never says, does or thinks anything that is unusual. Schools are maintained in order to bring this uniformity up to the highest possible point. A school is a hopper into which children are heaved while they are still young and tender; therein they are pressed into certain standard shapes and covered from head to heels with official rubber-stamps.
