synic sine

The measure of a person’s disposition is this: how far is he from what he understands to what he does, how great is the distance between his understanding and his actions.

“The measure of a person’s disposition is this: how far is he from what he understands to what he does, how great is the distance between his understanding and his actions.”

Kirk: It was fun while it lasted.

“The dull person judges all other people like people but treats them like things, and is absolutely incapable of understanding that they are human beings distinct from himself.”

“There are three kinds of explanations: explanations that give us an illumination or an inkling of something; explanations that explain nothing; and explanations that obscure everything.”