My wife and I, unlike many intellectuals, spent five years working on assembly lines. We came to fully understand the criticisms of the industrial age, in which you are an appendage of a machine that sets the pace. less than 1 minute read
Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them. less than 1 minute read
Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be expected to go quite true. less than 1 minute read
Economy is the basis of society. When the economy is stable, society develops. The ideal economy combines the spiritual and the material, and the best commodities to trade in are sincerity and love. less than 1 minute read
Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account. less than 1 minute read
Some of the best ideas I get seem to happen when I’m doing mindless manual labor or exercise. I’m not sure how that happens, but it leaves me free for remarkable ideas to occur. less than 1 minute read
You hear the best stories from ordinary people. That sense of immediacy is more real to me than a lot of writerly, literary-type crafted stories. I want that immediacy when I read a novel. less than 1 minute read
If you’re lucky enough to have a pretty girl love you and share herself and sleep with you, make that your secret. The best way to spoil love is by talking to too many people about it. less than 1 minute read
For what is love itself, for the one we love best? An enfolding of immeasurable cares which yet are better than any joys outside our love. less than 1 minute read
