"The ideas of the average decently informed person are so warped, and out of perspective, and ignorant, and entirely perverse and wrong and crude...that the task of discussing anything with him seriously is simply appalling." -- Arnold Bennett.
Showing posts with label thinking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thinking. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
He wasn't the first to think of that
H. L. Mencken, one of the patron saints of cynics, was born on this day in 1880. He wrote:
"My guess is that well over fifty percent of the human race goes through life without having a single original thought."
Monday, March 31, 2008
Profound, I think
Philosopher Rene Descartes ("I think, therefore I am") was born on this day in 1596.
"Most people would rather die than think; in fact, they do so." -- Bertrand Russell.
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