We call mad the man with one fixed idea, and sane the man with none.
Nov 132015
Nov 122015
Autism excuses any conceivable faux pas that cannot be excused by alcohol.
Nov 112015
Lying, like the manufacture of arms, is driven by demand.
Nov 102015
Political disaster is always preceded by a period of intense popular interest in politics.
Nov 092015
We say that we know a man when we catch a glimpse, in him, of ourselves.
Nov 062015
X is explained by Y, and Y is explained by Z, and do not inquire too deeply after Z.
Nov 052015
Few who profess to ignore what others think extend the policy to praise: they fast by gorging on dessert.
Nov 042015
The Puritans labored, not to persuade God to elect them — that was decided — but to show the neighbors that He had. Status trumps Grace.
Nov 032015
The mark of envy is not harsh criticism, but tepid praise.
Nov 022015
The same ideas are used to exonerate the guilty and to punish the innocent.