Those who speak most of progress measure it by qua — George Santayana

There is nothing impossible, therefore, in the existence of the supernatural; its existence seems to me decidedly probable; there is infinite room for it on every side. The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laughter; and in these, the spirit blooms timidly, and strugg… Read more → Each religion, so dear to those whose life it sanctifies, and fulfilling so necessary a function in the society that has adopted it, necessarily contradicts every other religion, and probably contradicts itself. Parents lend children their experience and a vicarious memory; children endow their parents with a vicarious immortality. ♥ 1

A good politician…is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar or a virtuous harlot. H. L. Mencken He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. Aristóteles Wit is educated insolence. Aristóteles Never underestimate your own ignorance. speech Albert Einstein