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"Works of art are like wine: it is better of one has need of neither, keeps to water and, through..."

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:09:50 -0400

“Works of art are like wine: it is better of one has need of neither, keeps to water and, through ones own inner fire and sweetness of soul, again and again transforms the water into wine on ones own account.”

- Friedrich Nietzsche

"When virtue has slept, it will arise more vigorous."

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:00:35 -0400

“When virtue has slept, it will arise more vigorous.”

- Friedrich Nietzsche

"It was not that age automatically conferred wisdom. On the contrary, [Montaigne] thought the old..."

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:43:39 -0400

“It was not that age automatically conferred wisdom. On the contrary, [Montaigne] thought the old were more given to vanities and imperfections than the young. They were inclined to “a silly and decrepit pride, a tedious prattle, prickly and unsociable humors, superstition, and a ridiculous concern for riches.” But this was the twist, for it was in adjustment to such flaws that the value of aging lay. Old age provides an opportunity to recognize one’s fallibility in a way that youth usually finds difficult. Seeing one’s decline written on body and mind, one accepts that one is limited and human. By understanding that age does *not* make one wise, one attains a kind of wisdom after all.”

- Sarah Bakewell, How to Live -or- A Life of Montaigne

Some Zarathustra tidbits

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:36:53 -0400

Some Zarathustra tidbits

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:04:31 -0400

Some Zarathustra tidbits

"Be curious not judgmental."

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:50:17 -0400

“Be curious not judgmental.”

- Walt Whitman (via laurantaylor)

"When weapons flash, no pious sentiment Though you confront your fathers, you must feel; No, slash..."

Thu, 30 May 2013 10:34:38 -0400

“When weapons flash, no pious sentiment
Though you confront your fathers, you must feel;
No, slash their venerable faces with the steel.”

- Julius Caesar

"Locked places invite thieves. The burglar passes by what is open."

Thu, 30 May 2013 10:11:19 -0400

“Locked places invite thieves. The burglar passes by what is open.”

- Seneca

Friedrich Nietzsche’s Insta-legacy of goodwill

Thu, 30 May 2013 09:59:25 -0400

Friedrich Nietzsche’s Insta-legacy of goodwill

explore-blog: Joss Whedon

Thu, 30 May 2013 09:58:02 -0400

explore-blog:

Joss Whedon

"Our life is part folly, part wisdom. Whoever writes about it only reverently and according to the..."

Wed, 29 May 2013 09:18:18 -0400

“Our life is part folly, part wisdom. Whoever writes about it only reverently and according to the rules leaves out more than half of it.”

- Montaigne

"I accept with all my heart and with gratitude what nature has done for me, and I am pleased with..."

Mon, 27 May 2013 09:46:04 -0400

“I accept with all my heart and with gratitude what nature has done for me, and I am pleased with myself that I do. We wrong that great and all-powerful Giver by refusing his gift, nullifying it, and disfiguring it.”

- Montaigne

"They want to get out of themselves and escape from the man. That is madness: instead of changing..."

Mon, 27 May 2013 09:33:22 -0400

“They want to get out of themselves and escape from the man. That is madness: instead of changing into angels, they change into beasts.”

- Montaigne

fuckyeahmovieposters: Pulp Fiction by Edgar Ascensão

Mon, 27 May 2013 08:50:21 -0400

fuckyeahmovieposters:

Pulp Fiction by Edgar Ascensão

"We, and our judgement, and all mortal things go on flowing and rolling unceasingly. Thus nothing..."

Mon, 27 May 2013 08:49:31 -0400

“We, and our judgement, and all mortal things go on flowing and rolling unceasingly. Thus nothing certain can be established about one thing by another, both the judging and the judged being in continual change and motion.”

- Montaigne

"The capacity for loyalty is stretched too thin when it tries to attach itself to the hypothetical..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:21:23 -0400

“The capacity for loyalty is stretched too thin when it tries to attach itself to the hypothetical solidarity of the human race. It needs to attach itself to specific people and specific places, not to an abstract ideal of universal human rights. We love particular men and women, not humanity in general.”

- Christopher Lasch

"The history of saints is mainly the history of insane people."

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:16:24 -0400

“The history of saints is mainly the history of insane people.”

- Benito Mussolini

Photo

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:52:06 -0400

Photo

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:51:00 -0400

"A real writer learns from earlier writers the way a boy learns from an apple orchard — by stealing..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:48:35 -0400

“A real writer learns from earlier writers the way a boy learns from an apple orchard — by stealing what he has a taste for, and can carry off.”

- Archibald MacLeish