“Moralizing and morals are two entirely different things and are always found in entirely different people.” — Don Herold Don Herold’s quote points to a difference that is easy to miss but deeply important: having morals is not the same as constantly judging others. At first glance, “moralizing” and “morals” sound like they belong together.... Continue Reading →
Birthdays, Roots, and Growing Wisdom!
Discover a new YouTube channel that helps you learn about—well—almost everything. A Friendly Letter to Every Curious Mind I believe wisdom is like a living river. It never stops moving, and it is fed by many streams. Since I was thirteen, I have walked along that river with a small notebook, picking up bright pebbles... Continue Reading →
irreplaceable value…
“Education develops the intellect; and the intellect distinguishes man from other creatures. It is education that enables man to harness nature and utilize her resources for the well-being and improvement of his life. The key for the betterment and completeness of modern living is education. But, ' Man cannot live by bread alone'. Man,... Continue Reading →
half an ounce of lead shatters my body
What concern to me are humanity, benevolence, modesty, temperance, gentleness, wisdom, piety, so long as half an ounce of lead shatters my body, and I die at twenty in torments unspeakable, surrounded by five or six thousand dead and dying while my eyes, opening for the last time, see the town I was born in... Continue Reading →