Misc Flashcards
Kurt Vonnegut:
On God being mysterious
She was a fool, and so am I, and so is anyone who thinks he sees what God is doing.
(The Cat’s Cradle)
George Orwell:
On obfuscation
The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.
Voltaire:
“It is dangerous…
…to be right when the government is wrong.”
George Bernard Shaw:
A life spent making mistakes…
…is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
Alexander the Great:
I am not afraid…
of an army of lions led by a sheep. I’m afraid of and army of sheep led by a lion.
Thomas Aquinas:
If the highest aim of a captain…
were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
Kiegegaard
T]he crucial thing is…
…to find a truth which is truth for me, and to find the idea for which I am willing to live and die.
