“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.” Continue reading
Category Archives: Cynical
Aldous Huxley on Improvement
Friedrich Nietzsche’s Cynical Quote
“Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.” Continue reading
Socrates on Marriage
“My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.” Continue reading
Lewis Thomas on Language
“The great thing about human language is that it prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand.” Continue reading
Fred Allen on Fame
“A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.” Continue reading
Sam Levenson on Wisdom
“You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.” Continue reading
George Bernard Shaw on Reading
“Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman. Believing what he read made him mad.” Continue reading
George Bernard Shaw on Politics
“Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.” Continue reading
Elbert Hubbard on Vacations
“No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one.” Continue reading
Ludwig Wittgenstein on Philosophy
“Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.” Continue reading
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