To do what one intends is to be as a god.
Being
Identity, that spectator of what he calls himself,
That net and aggregate of energies in transient combination.
—Cunningham
The young are in a hurry, and the old have little time.
Almost everyone believes the world is filled with people who do evil on purpose; but not himself, and not anyone he knows.
A lot of what we refrain from doing is not wrong, just too much trouble to explain.
Struggle with, v. Wallow in.
I anticipate an old age full of regrets for what I did not do, with only a few for what I did not say.
Conventional morality is mostly dysgenic.
The world will end; and, tragically, no one will survive to say I told you so.
No one wants more common sense: most think they have a full measure; a few that they have a finer, uncommon sense to make up for its lack.
Few enjoy violence neat, but stir in a little righteousness and it makes a popular cocktail.