Irreverence, n. The state or quality of not knowing what one reveres.
Jun 262018
Seeming
Religion, art, taste, and other delusions.
May 172018
To yearn for celebrity is to envy the animals when visiting the zoo.
Apr 272018
Mankind has outgrown religion: our reasons for burning heretics are now entirely secular.
Apr 262018
The illusion of wealth comes cheap; the illusion of taste costs a fortune.
Apr 182018
Whether the world is a certain way is one question, and whether one should act as if it is that way is another.
Apr 062018
Good manners consists in asking quiet people why they won’t talk and not asking noisy ones why they won’t shut up.
Mar 132018
Artistic temperament without artistic talent is the last great infectious plague.
Jan 302018
Truth’s not Beauty, but it’s interesting.
Nov 282017
Civilization is not a cure for barbarism; it is a respite from barbarism, to be enjoyed while it lasts.
Nov 092017
Someone who understands politics is about as likely to set up as a pundit as someone who can predict the future is to set up as a psychic.