Jimbo

“Intellectuals are naturally attracted by the idea of a planned society, in the belief that they will be in charge of it.”
― Roger Scruton, Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left

“If you have assumed a character beyond your strength, you have both played a poor figure in that, and neglected one that is within your powers.”
― Epictetus, The Golden Sayings of Epictetus

“We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.”
― William James

“A man on a thousand mile walk has to forget his goal and say to himself every morning, 'Today I'm going to cover twenty-five miles and then rest up and sleep.”
― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace