It is a strange thing that both the injurer and the injured, the sinner and he who is sinned against, should find in the mass movement an escape from a blemished life.
It is a strange thing that ...
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In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
Man's chief goal in life is still to become and stay human, and defend his achievements against the encroachment of nature.
The Paleolithic hunters who painted the unsurpassed animal murals on the ceiling of the cave at Altamira had only rudimentary tools. Art is older than production for use, and play older than work. Man was shaped less by what he had to do than by what he did in playful moments. It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities.
You cannot gauge the intelligence of an American by talking with him; you must work with him. The American polishes and refines his way of doing things-even the most commonplace-the way the French of the 17th century polished their maxims.
Craving, not having, is the mother of a reckless giving of oneself.
