Nature, More Of A Stepmother Than A

Many Times What Cannot Be Refuted By Arguments Can Be Parried By Laughter.

This Type Of Man Who Is Devoted To The Study Of Wisdom Is Always Most Unlucky In Everything, And Particularly When It Comes To Procreating Children; I Imagine This Is Because Nature Wants To Ensure That The Evils Of Wisdom Shall Not Spread Further Throughout Mankind.

As An Example Of Just How Useless These Philosophers Are For Any Practice In Life There Is Socrates Himself, The One And Only Wise Man, According To The Delphic Oracle. Whenever He Tried To Do Anything In Public He Had To Break Off Amid General Laughter. While He Was Philosophizing About Clouds And Ideas, Measuring A Flea's Foot And Marveling At A Midge's Humming, He Learned Nothing About The Affairs Of Ordinary Life.

Before You Sleep, Read Something That Is Exquisite, And Worth Remembering.

I Have Turned My Entire Attention To Greek. The First Thing I Shall Do, As Soon As The Money Arrives, Is To Buy Some Greek Authors; After That, I Shall Buy Clothes.