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Society is like a large piece of frozen water; and skating well
is the great art of social life.
Society is like a large piece of frozen water; and skating well
is the great art of social life.
Evolution as such is no longer a theory for a modern author. It is as much a fact as that read more
Evolution as such is no longer a theory for a modern author. It is as much a fact as that the earth revolves around the sun.
Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.
Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.
Mutation is random; natural selection is the very opposite of random.
Mutation is random; natural selection is the very opposite of random.
Philosophy consists very largely of one philosopher arguing that all other philosophers are jackasses. He usually proves it, and I read more
Philosophy consists very largely of one philosopher arguing that all other philosophers are jackasses. He usually proves it, and I should add that he also usually proves that he is one himself.
All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.
All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.
We are in the process of creating what deserves to be called the idiot culture. Not an idiot sub-culture, which read more
We are in the process of creating what deserves to be called the idiot culture. Not an idiot sub-culture, which every society has bubbling beneath the surface and which can provide harmless fun; but the culture itself. For the first time, the weird and the stupid and the coarse are becoming our cultural norm, even our cultural ideal.
One great society alone on earth: the noble living and the noble dead.
One great society alone on earth: the noble living and the noble dead.
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.