“Reeling and Writhing of course, to begin with,' the Mock Turtle replied, 'and the different branches of arithmetic-ambition, distraction, uglification, and derision.”
― Alice in Wonderland: Including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-glass
― Alice in Wonderland: Including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-glass
“For he can spraggle upon waggle at the word of command”
― Jubilate Agno
― Jubilate Agno
“fucking flattery, success, money.
I just sit back and suck my thumb.”
― Crow With No Mouth: Ikkyu, Fifteenth Century Zen Master
I just sit back and suck my thumb.”
― Crow With No Mouth: Ikkyu, Fifteenth Century Zen Master
“Babbage … gave the name to the [Cambridge] Analytical Society, which he stated was formed to advocate 'the principles of pure d-ism as opposed to the dot-age of the university.”
― A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
― A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
“FORTY-TWO The Tao begot one. One begot two. Two begot three. And three begot the ten thousand things. The ten thousand things carry yin and embrace yang. They achieve harmony by combining these forces. People hate to be “orphaned,” “widowed,” or “worthless,” But this is how the wise describe themselves. For one gains by losing And loses by gaining. What others teach, I also teach; that is: “A violent person will die a violent death!” This is the essence of my teaching.”
― Tao Te Ching
― Tao Te Ching
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