Saturday, September 28, 2019

Check Point

Constitutional laziness can act as a natural check to personal vanity.

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Friday, September 27, 2019

A Curious Watchman

"Some watch others to learn what to do, and some watch to learn what not to do."--Eric Hoffer in The Passionate State of Mind

And those who seek to master the art of living do both.

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A Persuasive Argument

"The real persuaders are our appetites, our fears and above all our vanity. The skillful propagandist stirs and coaches these internal persuaders."--Eric Hoffer in The Passionate State of Mind

Although the marketer is the modern propagandist, the ego is still the same age-old tyrant.

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Total Eclipse

The ego eclipses true intelligence.

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