Why Christianity insists on holidays like Christma...
[R]eligion always insists on special days like Christmas, while philosophy always tends to despise them. Religion is...
posted on: Dec 1, 2011 | author: Alan Burrow
Self-pity.
Feeling sorry for ourselves feels so good. That’s why we love it. But like the boy who loved to wet his pants...
posted on: Jan 29, 2011 | author: Alan Burrow
Self-pity
A man may quite reasonably regard himself as a jolly good fellow. He may at the same time quite consistently regard...
posted on: Jan 26, 2011 | author: Alan Burrow
Politics.
The more I watch politicians, the more I realize that politics is for those who aren’t content to show their...
posted on: Jan 18, 2011 | author: Alan Burrow
The old and new humility.
[T]he old humility made a man doubtful about his efforts, which might make him work harder. But the new humility...
posted on: Jan 15, 2011 | author: Alan Burrow
Humility, a practical virtue.
Humility is so practical a virtue that men think it must be a vice. Humility is so successful that it is mistaken...
posted on: Jan 14, 2011 | author: Alan Burrow
