Everything – Page 177 – A book of aphorisms
Apr 042017
 

The desire to rule would be impotent without the desire to be ruled.

Apr 032017
 

Believing that nothing is true permits you to believe that anything is possible.

Mar 312017
 

When someone says he doesn’t understand, he’s not usually asking for an explanation.

Mar 302017
 

People resent being told what to think, but they scarcely notice being told what to think about.

Mar 292017
 

To converse while standing is difficult; to orate while sitting is impossible.

Mar 282017
 

We are asked to be tolerant when we are expected to approve.

Mar 272017
 

It is possible to be overprivileged, and certainly to be underprivileged, but not, it seems, to be privileged just right.

Mar 242017
 

The people must be stupid, for they pay me no mind.

Mar 232017
 

Civilizations are created from the middle out and destroyed from the top down.

Mar 222017
 

Sarcasm is the lowest form of esotericism.