"Understanding is always in some sense retrospective, which is what Hegel meant by remarking that the owl of Minerva flies only at night."

-- Terry Eagleton

#Night Quotes #Understanding Quotes #Owl Quotes

“Taxation is nothing but organized robbery, and there the subject should be dropped.”

Source : Frank Chodorov (1980). “Fugitive essays: selected writings of Frank Chodorov”, Liberty Fund Inc.
“You can parody and make fun of almost anything, but that does not turn the universe into a caricature.”
“Woman's ability to earn money is better protection against the tyranny and brutality of men than her ability to vote.”
“This is the first time in 10 years I don't know what I'm doing next, and I'm rather enjoying it. Soon I'll be climbing the walls no doubt, but right now, it's not clear, I'm just enjoying the freedom.”
“I now know that some people feel unhappiness the way others love: privately, intensely, and without recourse.”
“We are being programmed by mental pygmies.”
“The modern composer is a madman who persists in manufacturing an article which nobody wants.”

Source : 1951 I Am a Composer.
“Certainly the research shows that grateful people are more innovative thinkers.”

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