From a letter to young Boswell:
“Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent: deliberation, which those who begin it by prudence, and continue it with subtilty, must after long expence of thought, conclude by chance. To prefer one future mode of life to another, upon just reasons, requires faculties which it has not pleased our Creator to give us.”
Year: 2019
Johnson QOTD
Posted by – April 27, 2019
Solved problems of literature
Posted by – April 25, 2019
From Boswell’s Life of Johnson (1791), which I am rereading as an unabridged edition: the first paragraph is impossible with Google, the second with Twitter.
The time to act out
Posted by – April 10, 2019
We have long suffered under the government of the Bad Guys. Soon there will be an election, where we must elect the Good Guys. It is especially important that we do so in *this* election! In other times, the Bad Guys have had some redeeming features. But this time is different. Things are urgent. The Bad Guy government is destroying everything. They are ignorant, hateful and greedy. They do what they do out of self-interest and because of their own psychological problems. I have written a few blog posts about how they are obsessed with hurting the weak and vulnerable, if you’d like to check those out.
The Good Guy government will be humane, unlike the Bad Guy government, who do not care about people. The Good Guys will not seek gain for themselves and their allies, but for everyone. They understand that we must Invest in the Future. The Good Guys are cool and not stuck up. They have a great sense of humour! All your favourite artists love the Good Guys.
