Avoid the profane novelty of words, St. Paul says (I Timothy 6:20). . . For if novelty is to be avoided, antiquity is to be held tight to; and if novelty is profane, antiquity is sacred.
Swift defined observation to be an old man's memory.
The lesson of history is rarely learned by the actors themselves.
But for we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man's welfare. . . are to be found portrayed in it.
There are times in the history of men and nations, when they stand so near the vale that separates mortals from the immortals, time from eternity, and men from their God, that they can almost hear the beatings, and feel the pulsations of the heart of the Infinite.
The sin of slavery is one of which it may be said that without the shedding of blood there is no remission.
Most human organizations that fall short of their goals do so not because of stupidity or faulty doctrines, but because of internal decay and rigidification.
[Cesar] Vallejo was at least metaphorically killed by fascist forces, in the sense that he wore himself out raising funds for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War and got sick and died.
I take a dose of mathematics every day to prevent my brain from becoming quite soft.
The greasier, the better.
I bought a new pair of pajamas with pockets, which is great, cause now i don't have to hold things when I sleep.