We are like horses who hurt themselves as soon as they pull on their bits - and we bow our heads. We even lose consciousness of the situation, we just submit. Any re-awakening of thought is then painful.

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The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on the spirituality of...

The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on the spirituality of...

Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as...

Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as...

The danger is not lest the soul should doubt whether there is any bread, but...

The danger is not lest the soul should doubt whether there is any bread, but...

As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame,...

As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame,...

I would suggest that barbarism be considered as a permanent and universal human characteristic which...

I would suggest that barbarism be considered as a permanent and universal human characteristic which...

Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat.

Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat.

The poison of skepticism becomes, like alcoholism, tuberculosis, and some other diseases, much more virulent...

The poison of skepticism becomes, like alcoholism, tuberculosis, and some other diseases, much more virulent...

Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The...

Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The...

Culture is an instrument wielded by professors to manufacture professors, who when their turn comes...

Culture is an instrument wielded by professors to manufacture professors, who when their turn comes...

A mind enclosed in language is in prison.

A mind enclosed in language is in prison.

I am not a Catholic; but I consider the Christian idea, which has its roots...

I am not a Catholic; but I consider the Christian idea, which has its roots...

We must prefer real hell to an imaginary paradise.

We must prefer real hell to an imaginary paradise.

When once a certain class of people has been placed by the temporal and spiritual...

When once a certain class of people has been placed by the temporal and spiritual...

Pain is the root of knowledge

Pain is the root of knowledge

With no matter what human being, taken individually, I always find reasons for concluding that...

With no matter what human being, taken individually, I always find reasons for concluding that...

The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say,...

The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say,...

Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being.

Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being.

The intelligence of the lower forms of animal life, like a great deal of human...

The intelligence of the lower forms of animal life, like a great deal of human...

I sought Ben Affleck because I needed an everyman for this role. Ben appeals to...

I sought Ben Affleck because I needed an everyman for this role. Ben appeals to...

Afterism (n) - A concise, clever statement you don't think of until too late.

Afterism (n) - A concise, clever statement you don't think of until too late.