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Category: Aphorisms and Observations
The Ultimate Orwellianism
The ultimate Orwellianism is to refer to the terminally benighted as 'woke.'
Erasure of the Historical Record
The erasure of the historical record via alteration of documents, book burning, iconoclasm, shadow-banning, and the like is common to totalitarian systems whether Communist, National Socialist, Fascist, Islamist, or 'woke.'
Hatred of Apostates
Hatred of apostates is another similarity between leftists and radical Muslims.
Self Respect
Just as we should not become too familiar with others, we should not become too familiar with ourselves.
First Thought of the Day
Life is a task; the world is a proving ground. First thought, best thought.
Low Lives
People on a low level should not lower themselves further by pretending that they are not.
Which is Worse?
A former colleague of mine published one lousy book, a teacher of mine, many.
What Did He Expect?
He prayed for the ability to see himself objectively, but then complained that he did not like what he saw.
Odd Man Out
Among the cardinal virtues, courage is the odd man out. It is almost always prudent to be prudent, temperate, and just, but not often prudent to be courageous.
A Reason for Reserve
The less I know of you, the more highly I can think of you.
The Melting Pot
A melting pot can't do its job if unmeltable ingredients are thrown into it.
Takes a Lifetime
It takes a lifetime to get used to a world one must soon quit.
A Reason to Live Long
There is work to be done, and it may be that it can only be done here. It may be that at death soul-making stops and one is stuck at the moral, intellectual, and spiritual level one has attained in the precincts of the sublunary. This could prove problematic if one survives one's bodily death. Are you sure that you don't?
A Lesser Light, No Lucifer
The lesser light, knowing its rays to be mainly reflections and refractions, will not confuse itself with a self-effulgent source, let alone with the Sun of all suns.