The weak often want to be thought wicked, but the wicked never want to be thought weak.
Apr 142015
Lying
To a quite unwreckable Lie,
To a most impeccable Lie!
To a water-tight, fire-proof, angle-iron, sunk-hinge, time-lock, steel-faced Lie!
Not a private hansom Lie,
But a pair-and-brougham Lie,
Not a little-place-at-Tooting, but a country-house-with-shooting
And a ring-fence-deer-park Lie.
—-Kipling
Apr 072015
The man who undertakes to rid himself of his illusions and biases can end up like an old painting, improperly cleaned.
Jan 292015
The fanatic merely acts on his creed. His opposite is the hypocrite, and there is no third alternative.
Jan 022015
You call a man a cynic when you can’t call him wrong, and an idealist when you don’t want to.
Oct 032014
Whoever despises the means does not desire the end.
Sep 262014
The expert liar rarely misstates a fact.
Jul 232014
We say we feel old when circumstances have momentarily forced us to stop pretending that we are young.
Jul 222014
When we can no longer tell ourselves that we are good, we tell ourselves that we are exceptional.
Jul 172014
To regard oneself as the exception is the rule.
Jul 012014
A picture lies better than a thousand words.