Sunday's Quote:
Resentment and indignation are feelings dangerous to the possessor and to be sparingly used. They give comfort too cheaply; they rot judgment, and by encouraging passivity they come to require that evil continue for the sake of the grievance to enjoyed.
"Science & Scientism"
A Jacques Barzun Reader (p. 52)
by Jacques Barzun
Monday's Quote:
...he [James Agate] reads anthropology and learns that man's brain has remained unchanged in 250,000 years: "Nonsense! I do not believe that pre-historic man was the colossal idiot that his successor has demonstrably become."
"James Agate & His Nine Egos"
A Jacques Barzun Reader (p. 103)
by Jacques Barzun
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