Everything – Page 227 – A book of aphorisms
May 012015
 

To make a man miserable, forget his future, just poison his past.

Apr 302015
 

One cannot read journalism without being struck by how often journalism is its subject.

Apr 292015
 

The trouble with physics is that it doesn’t scale.

Apr 282015
 

When people say that you’re consistent they mean that you’re deranged.

Apr 272015
 

It is a grievous error to regard the principle of first doing no harm as applying only, or especially, to doctors.

Apr 232015
 

There is almost no contemporary imbecility that cannot be found in Rousseau.

Apr 222015
 

Professional sports, though unpleasant, proxy for things even less pleasant.

Apr 212015
 

When I’m serious I’m partly joking, and when I’m joking I’m entirely serious.

Apr 202015
 

Love has done nothing to stop wars, but marriage has prevented quite a few.