“Our merchants and masters complain much of the bad effects of high wages in raising the price and lessening the sale of goods. They say nothing concerning the bad effects of high profits. They are silent with regard to the pernicious effects of their own gains. They complain only of those of other people.” ― … More Quote of the Day

“Calm down. Both your sins and your good deeds will be lost in oblivion.”–Czesław Miłosz

“Growing old is like being increasingly penalised for a crime you haven’t committed.”—Anthony Powell

“Whisky nosers, as they called themselves, eschewed what they saw as the pretentiousness of wine vocabulary. While oenophiles resorted to recondite adjectives, whisky nosers spoke the language of everyday life, detecting hints of stale seaweed, or even diesel fuel.” ― Alexander McCall Smith, The Sunday Philosophy Club    

“Ben laughed. “You think all religions are scams, don’t you?” “Yes, I suppose I do,” Epstein said. “But the religions are mostly scamming themselves. That they scam others is usually a side-effect.” ― James L. Halperin, The First Immortal    

“In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made school boards.” –Mark Twain

“The Biblical literalists have moved from the center of Flat Earth belief to its fringe, and their place has been taken by believers in conspiracy theories and alternate science. 21st century Flat Earthers are less likely to recite Bible verses and more likely to oppose vaccination, to charge that 9/11 was an inside job, and … More Quote of the Day

“But the disposition to disagree, to reject and to dissent – however irritating it may be when taken to extremes – is the very lifeblood of an open society. We need people who make a virtue of opposing mainstream opinion. A democracy of permanent consensus will not long remain a democracy.” ― Tony Judt, Ill … More Quote of the Day

Years ago we were invited to our friend Sally’s house for a Christmas get-together of hot mulled wine and snacks. She met us at the door with a piece of blood-stained paper towel wrapped around one hand and holding sauce pan in the other. “Hi, Come in.” “Have you injured your hand?” “Oh, it’s just … More My Brief Brush With Entrepreneurship

“Ce qu’on ne peut pas dire, il ne faut surtout pas le taire, mais l’écrire.”–Jacques Derrida