We are more like our contemporaries than we imagine, and less like our ancestors.
Feb 252013
Being
Identity, that spectator of what he calls himself,
That net and aggregate of energies in transient combination.
—Cunningham
Feb 222013
Expertise makes one peremptory, but peremptoriness does not make one expert.
Feb 212013
The wise are all alike, but every fool is foolish in his own way.
Feb 202013
If it has never crossed your mind that you might be stupid, you are.
Feb 052013
One of truth’s greatest enemies is collegiality.
Jan 282013
If you want perspective, abandon personality.
Jan 222013
Law of Moral Parsimony: The most probable explanation is the least flattering.
Jan 102013
Gore your own ox.
Dec 112012
Flaunt your defects and the world will take them for graces.
Dec 062012
Tout pardonner, c’est à n’y rien comprendre.