Before I came here I was confused about this subject. Having listened to your lecture I am still confused. But on a higher level.
To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
Wisdom begins in wonder.
Think today and speak tomorrow
My main goal is to really make people think, and laugh while they do so.
Ages when custom is unsettled are necessarily ages of prophecy. The moralist cannot teach what is revealed; he must reveal what can be taught. He has to seek insight rather than to preach.
Everyone seems to be playing well within the boundaries of his usual rule set. I have yet to hear anyone say something that seemed likely to mitigate the idiocy of this age.
The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.