by E.O. | Mar 1, 2025 | Quotes and Quips
We often resign ourselves to the habitual sins of our loved ones, compelled by the demands of grace. Sometimes these habitual sins are sins of obliviousness. Most people, if they understood they were sinning, would strive to do otherwise. But exhortation may well be...
by E.O. | Feb 28, 2025 | Quotes and Quips
“‘The time has come’ the Walrus said, ‘to talk of many things: of shoes—and ships—and sealing wax— of cabbages—and kings— and why the sea is boiling hot— and whether pigs have wings.’” – Lewis Carroll (Tweedledee & Tweedledum to...
by E.O. | Feb 27, 2025 | Quotes and Quips
“If one could plausibly explain how an absolutely libertarian act, obedient to no prior rationale whatsoever, would be distinguishable from sheer chance, or a mindless organic or mechanical impulse, and so any more ‘free’ than an earthquake or embolism, then the...
by E.O. | Feb 26, 2025 | Quotes and Quips
“Those who have for decades supported policies whose side effects have included a massive destruction of low-income housing—urban renewal programs, rent control, and increasingly costly building codes and environmental restrictions, for example—are often among those...
by E.O. | Feb 25, 2025 | Quotes and Quips
“You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.” – Albert Camus
by E.O. | Feb 24, 2025 | Quotes and Quips
In heaven the history books will feature the sacrifices and acts of kindness done by the humble, while so-called world leaders and conquering generals will find their mentions in footnotes. Maybe there will be no libraries. Perhaps the resurrected will have absolute...
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