"We have a very weak supply of words of praise as compared with our rich and varied output of terms of abuse." G.K. Chesterton, "Both sides of the Looking Glass" in The Spice of Life, quoted in Gilbert Magazine Vol. 8 #1 (September 2004)
"Until you make peace with who you are, you’ll never be content with what you have." Doris Mortman
In my latest National Post column I say Hillary Clinton just cleared up the mystery of her election defeat. She was responsible.
"As long as history is regarded as ‘philosophy teaching by examples’ drawn from real life, this tendency to write up the virtues of past ages will persist. So long also will classical scholars be tempted to seek to enhance the value of their subject by dwelling with enthusiasm upon the moral worth of the Romans." F.R. Cowell, Cicero and the Roman Republic
In my latest National Post column I say if the Senate can write silly patronizing children's books for adults, I can too. Please send me money.
"As someone once said, the price of sheltering people from their own folly is to fill the world with fools." Link Byfield in British Columbia Report June 10, 1996
The audio-only version is available here: [podcast title="Ask the Professor, May 2, 2017"]http://www.thejohnrobson.com/podcast/John2017/May/ATP20170502.mp3[/podcast]
"Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality..." Blaise Pascal, Pensées