Bailey York

“beauty is an ultimate value—something that we pursue for its own sake, and for the pursuit of which no further reason need be given. Beauty should therefore be compared to truth and goodness, one member of a trio of ultimate values which justify our rational inclinations.”
― Roger Scruton, Beauty: A Very Short Introduction

“All negative thoughts – anger, fear, passion, compulsive craving -- tend to be fast. If we could see the mind when it is caught in such thoughts, we would really see it racing. But positive thoughts like love, patience, tenderness, compassion, and understanding are slow - not turbulent, rushing brooks of thinking, so to speak but broad rivers that are calm, clear, and deep.”
― Eknath Easwaran, Take Your Time: How to Find Patience, Peace, and Meaning

“Ask no questions, and you'll be told no lies.”
― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

“The glorification of splendid underdogs is nothing other than the glorification of the splendid system that makes them so.”
― Theodor W. Adorno