The Majority Of The Common People Loathe

Man's Mind Is So Formed That It Is Far More Susceptible To Falsehood Than To Truth.

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

Bidden Or Unbidden, God Is Present.

It Is The Chiefest Point Of Happiness That A Man Is Willing To Be What He Is.

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.