Friday, July 26, 2024

The Conquest of Nature

"An animal cannot be a contemplative." --Thomas Merton in New Seeds of Contemplation.

We have conquered nature. Now we must conquer ourselves. 

It is the nature within us which is the greatest obstacle to realizing our full potential as human beings.
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Monday, July 15, 2024

Too High a Price

Nietzsche's vanity cost him his sanity.
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The 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...

  • A Question of Morals
    Moral degeneration is a downhill slide. Moral regeneration is an uphill battle.
  • A Tempting Offer
    The desire to teach other men how to live would be laughable if it were not so pitiable.
  • A Double Bind
    A definition of ignorant might be a person who is unaware that he is unaware .