How Much Truth Does A Spirit Endure,

Be Generous In Nature And Thought; For This Wins Respect And Gives Confidence And Power.

It Was Modesty That Invented The Word "philosopher" In Greece And Left The Magnificent Overweening Presumption In Calling Oneselfwise To The Actors Of The Spirit--the Modesty Of Such Monsters Of Pride And Sovereignty As Pythagoras, As Plato.

In The Last Analysis, Even The Best Man Is Evil: In The Last Analysis, Even The Best Woman Is Bad.

We Come To Recognize That Playfulness, As A Philosophical Stance, Can Be Very Serious Indeed; And Moreover, That It Possesses An Unfailing Capacity To Arouse Ridicule And Hostility In Those Among Us Who Crave Certainty, Reverence, And Restraint.

As Much As Possible, And This As Quickly As Possible: That Is What The Great Mental And Emotional Illness Craves That Is Variously Called "present" Or "culture," But That Is Actually A Symptom Of Consumption.