Life is in one of its smoother phases. . . I've no responsibilities in the world except friends and students and cherishing the life of the world -- and the belief that there is enough love to go round.
Fortune makes many loans, but gives no presents.
The circumstances of others seem good to us, while ours seem good to others.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
Ready tears are a sign of treachery, not of grief
Gain at the expense of reputation is manifest loss.
Practice is the best of all instructors.
I read The Conspiracy Against the Human Race and found it incredibly powerful writing. For me as a reader, it was less impactful as philosophy than as one writers ultimate confessional: an absolute horror story, where the self is the monster.
A world where a majority had imbibed the lessons implicit within tragic art would be one in which the consequences of our failures would necessarily cease to weigh upon us so heavily.
of rhythm is image of image is knowing of knowing there is a construct
If one lights a fire for others, one will brighten one's own way.