Incredible! I can't believe how long it's been since I last posted. Maybe I'm missing the point. Even the Schizophrenic Philosopher posts more frequently.
This post is directly because of her brother and a cool quote I found on his facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1282650020&ref=nf
"People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful you will win some false friends and true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway. You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; It was never between you and them anyway. "
-Mother Teresa-
“When statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties, they lead their country by a short route to chaos.”
Sir Thomas More
"The opinions of men are not the object of civil government, nor under its jurisdiction" - Thomas Jefferson
"In a democracy that is free and robust, an opinion is no more disqualified for being religious than for being atheistic, or psychoanalytic, or Marxist, or just plain dumb" Richard John Neuhaus
Let's Go!
About Me
- macman
- aka, Norbert, closet philosopher, wanna be theologian, loves to read, has no time to read, but occasionally peruses First Things, Aquinas, Dubay and various news items on a blackberry. Plays a Warrior bass guitar but will provide a good home for any strays, especially 5 string frettless. Generally congenial but known to lose his sanity when trying to comprehend politicians and the stock market.
2 comments:
It's ok. You have things to say when you post. My blog has become "Blah, blah, blah, blah-JEAN-LUC MARION!!! OMG!!! <3!!-blah blah blah."
But at least you can engage philosophically with some one. My Trinity students as well read as they are don't bring it to the dinner table.
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