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imitate the prodigal son: leave the city that starves thee
“Youth does not come twice to a man.” — Will Durant “Do not wait until you are a sinking sun.” — Baltasar Gracián
“A precondition for reading good books is not reading bad ones: for life is short.” — Schopenhauer “Read the best books first, otherwise you’ll find you do not have time.” — Thoreau
Sometimes I scroll X, reading everyone’s tired takes and basic opinions, and then I ask myself why I’m rotting my brain with the shallow and mind-numbing thoughts of idiots instead of reading one of my many books, all written by people who were brilliant. And then I log off and…
“A happy life is impossible, the highest thing that man can aspire to is a heroic life.” — Schopenhauer “God did not send you to earth to live comfortably, rather to prepare for eternal life.” — St. Nikolaj Velimirović
“Human nature is violent and predatory and can be held in check only by three forces, the Grace of God, the fear of the gallows, and the pressure of a social tradition, subtly and unconsciously operating as a brake on human instinct.” — T.E. Utley
Lichtenberg, on our admiration for great warriors.
“Outside of their particular area of expertise, scientists are just as dumb as the next person.” — Richard Feynman
“Never hire a man until you've seen him walk up a flight of stairs.” — Alfred Carl Fuller “A man reveals his character even in the simplest things he does.” — Jean de la Bruyere “Every movement reveals us.” — Montaigne
“Most believe that a satisfactory future requires a return to an idealized past, a past which never in fact existed.” — Frank Herbert, Dune
[guy who loves the past looking at the present]: wow. this sucks. what could have possibly led to this
Race, environment, and economy shape culture, but religion is the dynamic force that unites a people’s worldview, values, and purpose – freeing humanity from blind dependence on material forces that govern lower forms of life.
“The true warrior often understands his enemy better than he understands his friends.” — Frank Herbert
KGB Alpha Group (left) and Delta Force (right), 1980s
“Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of.” — Charles Spurgeon
‘…without ever having been tested by those events of the sea that show in the light of day the inner worth of a man; … that reveal … the secret truth of his pretences, not only to others but also to himself.’
“The world will ask you who you are, and if you do not know, the world will tell you.” — Carl Jung
“People who wish to be lost always get their way.” — Gene Wolfe
Realised I'm an active participant in my own suffering
“Make thin the veil that hides Thyself from me, and let Thy glory shine upon me.” — Walter James
“If you don't change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news?” — W. Somerset Maugham “If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” — Lao Tzu
“Animals walk around in a state of permanent religious intoxication.” — BAP