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Hope, Fear, and Virtue
"There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope." "True virtue is life under the direction of reason." -- Baruch Spinoza
Victory vs. Defeat
If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat. -- Jean-Paul Sartre
Being Religious
Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt. -- Paul Tillich
What Love Is
Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained. -- C.S Lewis
Reasoning with Your Heart
You can't reason with your heart; it has its own laws, and thumps about things which the intellect scorns. -- Mark Twain
Modesty
Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil." -- Jean-Jacques Rosseau
What We Want
We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are - that is the fact. -- Jean-Paul Sartre
Right and True
If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it. -- Marcus Aurelias
Desires and Means
Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. -- Aristotle
Hardship
It is poison - rank poison to knuckle down to care and hardships. They must come to us all, albeit in different shapes - and we may not escape them - it is not possible - but we may swindle them out of half of their puissance with a stiff upper lip. -- ...
Choice
Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice. -- Ayn Rand
Curing Communism
Communism is the opiate of the intellectuals with no cure except as a guillotine might be called a cure for dandruff. -- Clare Boothe Luce
Staying Stupid
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid. -- Benjamin Franklin
Into the Abyss
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
Political Correctness
Political correctness is the natural continuum from the party line. What we are seeing once again is a self-appointed group of vigilantes imposing their views on others. It is a heritage of communism, but they don't seem to see this. -- Doris Lessing
Friendship and Marriage
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
Cursing Slavery
The blood is moral: the blood is anti-slavery: it runs cold in the veins: the stomach rises with disgust, and curses slavery. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
An Early View of Communism
Communism is a hateful thing, and a menace to peace and organized government. -- Grover Cleveland, 22nd (and 24th) President of the United States
Man's Rights vs. the Law
Life, faculties, production - in other words, individuality, liberty, property - this is man. And in spite of the cunning of artful political leaders, these three gifts from God precede all human legislation, and are superior to it. Life, liberty, and property ...
The Real Minority
The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities. -- Ayn Rand
Christian Responsibility
One of the most important responsibilities in the Christian life is to care about others, smile at them, and be a friend to the friendless. -- James Dobson