Few People Even Scratch The Surface, Much

A Man With Few Friends Is Only Half-developed; There Are Whole Sides Of His Nature Which Are Locked Up And Have Never Been Expressed. He Cannot Unlock Them Himself, He Cannot Even Discover Them; Friends Alone Can Stimulate Him And Open Him.

A Cultivation Of The Powers Of One's Personality Is One Of The Greatest Needs Of Life.

The Ironic Life Is A Life Keenly Alert, Keenly Sensitive, Reacting Promptly With Feelings Of Liking Or Dislike To Each Bit Of Experience, Letting None Of It Pass Without Interpretation And Assimilation, A Life Full And Satisfying - Indeed A Rival Of The Religious Life.

Society Is One Vast Conspiracy For Carving One Into The Kind Of Statue Likes, And Then Placing It In The Most Convenient Niche It Has.

In Your Reaction To An Imagined Attack On Your Country Or An Insult To Its Government, You Draw Closer To The Herd For Protection, You Conform In Word And Deed, And You Insist Vehemently That Everybody Else Shall Think, Speak, And Act Together. And You Fix Your Adoring Gaze Upon The State, With A Truly Filial Look, As Upon The Father Of The Flock.