George Michael on Privacy
CELEBRITY AND SECRETS DON’T GO TOGETHER. THE BASTARDS WILL GET YOU IN THE END. — GEORGE MICHAEL, QUOTED ON GAY STAR NEWS’ SITE Continue reading George Michael on Privacy
Tag: Wisdom
Doris Day on Sincerity
GRATITUDE IS RICHES. COMPLIMENT IS POVERTY. — DORIS DAY Continue reading Doris Day on Sincerity
Wise, Brass Tacks Commentary by Sarah Jones
(Disclosure: This post underwent minor revisions shortly after 2:00 p.m. PDT on Monday, March 25, 2019.) As human beings, we suffer from an innate tendency to jump to conclusions, to judge people too quickly, and to pronounce them failures or heroes without due consideration. — Prince Charles You may not recognize the name in the bold print above this post. To be honest, I don’t either. Sarah Jones has written a first rate opinion piece, though. It appears on MSN’s site, via New York Magazine’s Intelligencer. Please click the link to read her comments on why Americans expected too much from Robert … Continue reading Wise, Brass Tacks Commentary by Sarah Jones
Simone Weil on Transference
A HURTFUL ACT IS THE TRANSFERENCE TO OTHERS OF THE DEGRADATION WHICH WE BEAR IN OURSELVES. — SIMONE WEIL Continue reading Simone Weil on Transference
Bertrand Russell on an Unfortunate Irony
THE WHOLE PROBLEM WITH THE WORLD IS THAT FOOLS AND FANATICS ARE ALWAYS SO CERTAIN OF THEMSELVES, AND WISER PEOPLE SO FULL OF DOUBTS. — BERTRAND RUSSELL Continue reading Bertrand Russell on an Unfortunate Irony
Amoral People Shouldn’t be in Denial
A CLEAR CONSCIENCE AND A LACK OF CONSCIENCE ARE NOT ONE AND THE SAME. — HELEN CHRISTIE Continue reading Amoral People Shouldn’t be in Denial
Rene Descartes on Weirdness
THERE IS NOTHING SO STRANGE AND SO UNBELIEVABLE THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN SAID BY ONE PHILOSOPHER OR ANOTHER. — RENE DESCARTES Continue reading Rene Descartes on Weirdness
Mark Twain on Anger
WHEN ANGRY, COUNT TO FOUR. WHEN VERY ANGRY, SWEAR. — MARK TWAIN Continue reading Mark Twain on Anger
John Bradshaw Quotation
I DEFINE A ‘GOOD PERSON’ AS SOMEBODY WHO IS FULLY CONSCIOUS OF THEIR OWN LIMITATIONS. THEY KNOW THEIR STRENGTHS, BUT THEY ALSO KNOW THEIR ‘SHADOW’ — THEY KNOW THEIR WEAKNESSES. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS NO GOOD WITHOUT BAD. GOOD AND EVIL ARE REALLY ONE, BUT WE HAVE BROKEN THEM UP IN OUR CONSCIOUSNESS. WE POLARIZE THEM. — JOHN BRADSHAW Continue reading John Bradshaw Quotation
Francis Bacon on Truth
TRUTH EMERGES MORE READILY FROM ERROR THAN FROM CONFUSION. — FRANCIS BACON Continue reading Francis Bacon on Truth
