Making Plans
April 10, 2007
“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.”
J. R. R. Tolkien, from The Hobbit
The Swing of the Pendulum
March 1, 2007
“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
Path of Wisdom
January 30, 2007
“He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.”
J. R.R. Tolkien, Spoken by Gandalf
Impartiality, Indifference and Ignorance
January 22, 2007
“Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.”
G. K. Chesterton, The Speaker, 12/15/00
