It is by the fortune of God that, in this country, we have three benefits:
freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the wisdom never to use
either. -- Mark Twain
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Fortune Quote #3625
Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state
from mere excess of comfort. -- Charles Dickens
from mere excess of comfort. -- Charles Dickens
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Fortune Quote #3624
Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but
after a war it seems more like astrology. -- Rebecca West
after a war it seems more like astrology. -- Rebecca West
Monday, June 27, 2022
Fortune Quote #3623
One person's clear mental image is another person's intimidation.
-- W. Thurston
-- W. Thurston
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Fortune Quote #3622
You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your
grandmother. -- Albert Einstein
grandmother. -- Albert Einstein
Saturday, June 25, 2022
Fortune Quote #3621
...for all pairs of lovers without exception, bereavement is a universal
and integral part of our experience of love. It follows marriage as
normally as marriage follows courtship or as autumn follows summer. It is
not a truncation of the process but one of its phases; not the interruption
of the dance, but the next figure. We are `taken out of ourselves' by the
loved one while she is here. Then comes the tragic figure of the dance in
which we must learn to be still taken out of ourselves though the bodily
presence is withdrawn, to love the very Her, and not fall back to loving
our past, or our memory, or our sorrow, or our relief from sorrow, or our
own love. -- C.S. Lewis, "A Grief Observed"
and integral part of our experience of love. It follows marriage as
normally as marriage follows courtship or as autumn follows summer. It is
not a truncation of the process but one of its phases; not the interruption
of the dance, but the next figure. We are `taken out of ourselves' by the
loved one while she is here. Then comes the tragic figure of the dance in
which we must learn to be still taken out of ourselves though the bodily
presence is withdrawn, to love the very Her, and not fall back to loving
our past, or our memory, or our sorrow, or our relief from sorrow, or our
own love. -- C.S. Lewis, "A Grief Observed"
Friday, June 24, 2022
Fortune Quote #3620
Heaven will solve our problems, but not, I think, by showing us subtle
reconciliations between all our apparently contradictory notions. The
notions will all be knocked from under our feet. We shall see that there
never was any problem. -- C.S. Lewis, "A Grief Observed"
reconciliations between all our apparently contradictory notions. The
notions will all be knocked from under our feet. We shall see that there
never was any problem. -- C.S. Lewis, "A Grief Observed"
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Fortune Quote #3619
Talk to me about the truth of religion and I'll listen gladly. Talk to me
about the duty of religion and I'll listen submissively. But don't come
talking to me about the consolations of religion or I shall suspect that
you don't understand. -- C.S. Lewis, "A Grief Observed"
about the duty of religion and I'll listen submissively. But don't come
talking to me about the consolations of religion or I shall suspect that
you don't understand. -- C.S. Lewis, "A Grief Observed"
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Fortune Quote #3618
What do people mean when they say `I am not afraid of God because I know
He is good'? Have they never even been to a dentist? -- C.S.
Lewis, "A Grief Observed"
He is good'? Have they never even been to a dentist? -- C.S.
Lewis, "A Grief Observed"
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Fortune Quote #3617
Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite easily, I
should think. All nonsense questions are unanswerable. How many hours are
there in a mile? Is yellow square or round? Probably half the questions we
ask---half our great theological and metaphysical questions---are like
that. -- C.S. Lewis, "A Grief Observed"
should think. All nonsense questions are unanswerable. How many hours are
there in a mile? Is yellow square or round? Probably half the questions we
ask---half our great theological and metaphysical questions---are like
that. -- C.S. Lewis, "A Grief Observed"
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