“Marrying,” Schopenhauer tells us, “means to grasp blindfolded into a sack hoping to find an eel amongst an assembly of snakes.”
― Hiking with Nietzsche: On Becoming Who You Are
― Hiking with Nietzsche: On Becoming Who You Are
“And someday,
when the parties
don’t dazzle you anymore,
and when the alcohol fails
to amuse your senses,
come to me.
We’ll lie on the grass,
stare at the stars,
and talk about Life.
Maybe I will become the Moment
you rediscover yourself again.”
― Divine Trouble
when the parties
don’t dazzle you anymore,
and when the alcohol fails
to amuse your senses,
come to me.
We’ll lie on the grass,
stare at the stars,
and talk about Life.
Maybe I will become the Moment
you rediscover yourself again.”
― Divine Trouble
“Trying to educate a bigot is like shining light into the pupil of an eye—it constricts.”
― Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
― Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
“Acting as if the world is a welcoming and tender place occasionally has the effect of making it more so.”
― Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life
― Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life
“Naïve realism creates a logical labyrinth because it presupposes two things: One, people who are open-minded and fair ought to agree with a reasonable opinion, and, two, any opinion I hold must be reasonable; if it weren’t, I wouldn’t hold it.”
― Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
― Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
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