Why do people crave for politics, cinema and sports? Because the rewards can be mind bogglingly high.
Human suffering doesn’t count for nature. Do we count the ants we trample upon?
Sophisticated “believers” politely undermine other people’s religious beliefs; fanatics do this curtly. Who is more honest?
It’s human to fear isolation for your convictions. But remember that every so often a single Galileo or Darwin had truth on the whole planet.
The corrupt are stupid: they simply raise the circulation of currency and increase the transaction cost.
Success: The fruitful confluence of favourable circumstances.
When mobs take the law in their hands either the rulers have consented to this, or have become impotent.
Some men love so as to seek approval of their goodness.
If you don’t drink enough WATER everyday, you underestimate this cheap cure for multiple ailments: blisters, constipation, stress.
Those in command of themselves seldom need approval of others. And those that constantly seek it are seldom confident and secure.