Thetorment of human

Thetorment of human
Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.
  

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In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.
Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.
Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.
Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant
You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.
Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side
Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.
Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.
A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.
It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.
Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.