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“The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.” ~~ Oscar Wilde
Want to know more about Oscar Wilde: Oscar Wilde – His Life and Confessions by Frank Harris
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“But the truth is, that when a Library expels a book of mine and leaves an unexpurgated Bible lying around where unprotected youth and age can get hold of it, the deep unconscious irony of it delights me and doesn’t anger me.” ~~ Mark Twain in a letter to Mrs. F. G. Whitmore, 7 February 1907
This was prompted by the removal of his book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the shelves of the children section of the Brooklyn Library – as I recall the story. It might have been a different library, as it was banned from many. The Brooklyn Library took issue with the use of sweat instead of perspire and from Huck itching and scratching all the time. Okay…
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“For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.” ~~ King Solomon in Ecclesiastes 1:18
While attributed to King Solomon the actual author is unknown. The language in Ecclesiastes points to a time much later than Solomon would have lived.
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“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” ~~ Blaise Pascal
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“The foolish reject what they see. The wise reject what they think.” ~~ Zen Proverb
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“U.S.A. the Envy of World After Ten Billion Dollars in Campaign Ads Changes Almost Nothing
‘When you imagine what you could do with ten billion dollars, you immediately think of building new roads or schools,” a citizen of Montenegro said. “But America’s roads and schools must be in excellent shape, if they can afford to spend ten billion dollars on elections instead.’” ~~ Andy Borowitz
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“Nobody’s perfect. Which is another way of saying there’s no escape from this world.” — Billie Holiday in Crazy They Call Me
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“There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see.” ~~ Leonardo da Vinci
My for what’s it worth ruminations: I feel like most of the time I am solidly in class 2. I have had rare epiphanies that boosted me to class 1… briefly. While I have more than a few blind spots, hopefully I am not too firmly anchored in class 3 by those. But I am reminded of a philosophy that more than a few folks have espoused to me, “it is better to go through life with blinders on.” Perhaps.
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“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” ~~ Søren Kierkegaard
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“One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” ~~ Plato
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