Psychic Diseases

“Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the 20th century, and more than anywhere else this disease is reflected in the press.” –Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn  

The Art of Being Wise

“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” –William James  

Civil Disobedience – Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau “That government is best which is governs not at all, and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they have.” “Government is at its best expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient.” “The government itself, which is only the mode … Read moreCivil Disobedience – Henry David Thoreau

Self-Reliance

“There is guidance for all of us and by lowly listening we shall hear the right word.” “There is a certain wisdom of humanity which is common to the greatest an as with the lowest and which our ordinary education often labors to silence and obstruct.” “We are wiser than we know, do the thing … Read moreSelf-Reliance

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