Monthly Archives: January 2015

1% of the world’s population owns half of the world’s wealth.

I think the 99% rest of us are in tough. My prediction, with the recent falling dollar and interest rate: Watch for more stores and businesses to fail this year. It will get tougher to find necessary products and helpful … Continue reading

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Leisure, independence, and freedom

are keys to agreeable, satisfying ways of life.

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There is absolutely nothing wrong with

choosing tranquillity or retreat to enjoy fine discrimination and sensibility.

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Descartes was great

because he chose, understood, and appreciated the natural light of the human mind.

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The limits of materialists and capitalists become obvious

when grandness and greatness are simplistically viewed as a waste of time and money.

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Given a choice,

why choose fear over joy?

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Walter Pater Was Right:

All Art aspires to the condition of music.

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Given the transitoriness of all things,

there is nothing wrong in the serious pursuit of pleasures.

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Re. Mindless Money Obsession

And it seems such a waste of time If that’s what it’s all about Mama, if that’s movin’ up then I’m movin’ out –Billy Joel, “Movin’ Out” (Anthony’s Song) Financially speaking, I guess I’m a washout                                                                   Everybody’s buy and sell … Continue reading

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Aphorisms

have been very popular going back to ancient Greek and Chinese times. Oscar Wilde is probably still best-remembered for his epigrams (some which have been quoted here before). Basically, aphorisms and epigrams are often quoted because of their brevity, delight, … Continue reading

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