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But now being lifted into high society,
And having pick'd up several odds and ends
Of free read more
But now being lifted into high society,
And having pick'd up several odds and ends
Of free thoughts in his travels for variety,
He deem'd, being in a lone isle, among friends,
That without any danger of a riot, he
Might for long lying make himself amends;
And singing as he sung in his warm youth,
Agree to a short armistice with truth.
Adversity is the first path to truth. - Don Juan.
Adversity is the first path to truth. - Don Juan.
In human affairs, the best stimulus for running ahead is to have something we must run from.
In human affairs, the best stimulus for running ahead is to have something we must run from.
The sort of dependence that results from exchange, i.e., from commercial transactions, is a reciprocal dependence. We cannot be dependent read more
The sort of dependence that results from exchange, i.e., from commercial transactions, is a reciprocal dependence. We cannot be dependent upon a foreigner without his being dependent on us. Now, this is what constitutes the very essence of society. To sever natural interrelations is not to make oneself independent, but to isolate oneself completely.
Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own.
Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own.
Mere facts are for children only. As they begin to point towards conclusions they become food for men.
Mere facts are for children only. As they begin to point towards conclusions they become food for men.
...in the course of the last century science has become so dizzy with its successes, that it has forgotten to read more
...in the course of the last century science has become so dizzy with its successes, that it has forgotten to ask the pertinent questions- or refused to ask them under the pretext that they are meaningless, and in any case not the scientists concern.
It is easier to show the disorder that must accompany reform than the order that should follow it.
It is easier to show the disorder that must accompany reform than the order that should follow it.
Never assume the obvious is true.
Never assume the obvious is true.
