We would do better to speak of gaps in our ignorance.
Aug 192016
We would do better to speak of gaps in our ignorance.
Liberalism is like liberality, except with other people’s money.
There is bad art about which one can say a good deal, and great art about which one can say nothing.
Folly leads, evil follows.
Societies toy with dissenters like cats with mice — a few escape, the rest wearied unto death. The short way is more respectful and humane.
Without disgust there is nothing to tolerate or to forgive.
You can be sure that everyone has heard the news when you are told to keep it to yourself.
However many stages history is divided into, ours is always second to last.
It is often only slightly more trouble to do a thing well than to do it badly.
A decadent civilization makes lists.