The fact that slang

The fact that slang is apt and forceful makes its use irresistibly tempting. Coarse or profane slang is beside the mark, but \”flivver,\” \”taxi,\” the \”movies,\” \”deadly\” (meaning dull), \”feeling fit,\” \”feeling blue,\” \”grafter,\” a \”fake,\” \”grouch,\” \”hunch\” and \”right o!\” are typical of words that it would make our spoken language stilted to exclude. … Read more

If you\\’ve got no

If you’ve got no responsibility and don’t have to generate a certain amount of cash each month, and can live on a shoestring, and are ambitious enough, then you might have a chance. You can be dedicated but that is no guarantee that you’ll make it. I rely on a hunch, a little luck, and … Read more

The fact that modern

The fact that modern physics, the manifestation of an extreme specialization of the rational mind, is now making contact with mysticism, the essence of religion and manifestation of an extreme specialization of the intuitive mind, shows very beautifully the unity and complementary nature of the rational and intuitive modes of consciousness; of the yang and … Read more

Philosophers are not honest

Philosophers are not honest enough in their work, although they make a lot of virtuous noise when the problem of truthfulness is touched even remotely. They all pose as if they had discovered and reached their real opinions through the self-development of a cold, pure, divinely unconcerned dialectic…; while at bottom it is an assumption, … Read more