We know, and judge, ourselves by what we intend and mean; others, by what they do and say.
Nov 192018
Self-Loving
We all come into this world with our little egos equipped with individual horns. If we don’t blow them, who will?
—DeWitt
Oct 102018
The idealist wants extra credit for the wrong answer.
Sep 242018
The best disguise for a dunce is as an intellectual.
Sep 142018
I am reasoned with.
You are persuaded.
He is manipulated.
Jul 252018
To imagine not knowing what we know is the indispensable habit of the historian; its opposite is easier to master.
Jul 232018
The minor vices we all recognize and deplore; the major ones pass for virtues.
Jul 162018
The pleasure in having people admire your work lasts until you see what else they like.
Jun 152018
No prejudice is worth having unless one regards it, at least privately, as a mature, objective judgment.
Apr 092018
The argument is for feeling good about the invective, and the invective is for feeling good about oneself.
Mar 082018
The slavish conformist is readily identified by his outsized pride in his independent mind.