Abstinence makes the will grow firmer.
Jun 042015
Being
Identity, that spectator of what he calls himself,
That net and aggregate of energies in transient combination.
—Cunningham
Jun 032015
The bore is the tyrant consigned to private life.
Jun 022015
Fortune does not favor the bold; it only encounters them more often.
May 082015
One must often choose between stupid and crazy. I used to like crazy, but I am warming to stupid.
May 012015
To make a man miserable don’t bother with his future, just poison his past.
Apr 142015
The weak often want to be thought wicked, but the wicked never want to be thought weak.
Apr 072015
The man who undertakes to rid himself of his illusions and biases can end up like an old painting, improperly cleaned.
Apr 062015
Travel appears a great luxury to those accustomed to the greater one of staying put.
Apr 022015
We are taught to be good, lest we dare to be great.
Mar 162015
The danger of habitual silence is that when you do decide to talk, people will listen.