The Swing of the Pendulum

“The whole curse of the last century has been what is called the Swing of the Pendulum; that is, the idea that Man must go alternately from one extreme to the other. It is a shameful and even shocking fancy; it is the denial of the whole dignity of mankind. When Man is alive he stands still. It is only when he is dead that he swings.”

G. K. Chesterton, “The New House” Alarms and Discursions

School of Hard Knocks

“Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.”
C. S. Lewis