No one will ever know what it is like to be stupid.
Jun 062023
Being
Identity, that spectator of what he calls himself,
That net and aggregate of energies in transient combination.
—Cunningham
Jun 012023
To act one must disregard some of the possible consequences of one’s actions: this we call morality.
May 292023
All other emotions dissolve in the bottomless reservoir of self-pity.
May 242023
To act one must disregard some of the possible consequences of one’s actions: this we call morality.
May 192023
When you can’t be frank, be clever, and when you can’t be clever, be quiet.
May 172023
Of the Seven Deadly Sins, no one can properly manifest more than five: Sloth, Pride, and Envy remain eternally at war.
May 112023
What would the penance be for having nothing to confess?
May 082023
We all invent past lives — some as pharaohs and princesses, others as themselves.
May 032023
Maximize happiness, promote self-interest, be virtuous, or treat others as you would have them treat you, and the question remains: What will you do?
May 022023
A substantial minority of the respectable citizens who surround you would gladly kill you, if they thought they could get away with it and didn’t have to do the work themselves.