philosophybits:

“The principal source of the harm done by the State is the fact that power is its chief end.”

— Bertrand Russell, Principles of Social Reconstruction

philosophybits:

“Knowing how to keep a friend is more important than gaining a new one.”

— Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom

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“Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.”

— James Baldwin, The Cross of Redemption (via quotespile)

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“Fine speech does not obscure a bad act, nor is a good act spoiled by defamatory speech.”

— Democritus, Fragments, B177

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“Art is not the possession of the few who are recognized writers, painters, musicians; it is the authentic expression of any and all individuality.”

— John Dewey, “Time and Individuality”, The Later Works, vol 14

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“The happiness belonging to certain states of life appeals to us; take, for instance, the life of a shepherd in the country. The charm of seeing these good people so happy is not poisoned by envy; we are genuinely interested in them. Why is this? Because we feel we can descend into this state of peace and innocence and enjoy the same happiness.”

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile, or On Education

philosophybits:

“I want to tell you, don’t marry suffering. Some people do. They get married to it, and sleep and eat together, just as husband and wife. If they go with joy they think it’s adultery.”

— Saul Bellow, Seize the Day (via quotespile)

philosophybits:

“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.”

— Henry David Thoreau, Walden

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“The work of art is to dominate the spectator: the spectator is not to dominate the work of art. The spectator is to be receptive. He is to be the violin on which the master is to play.”

— Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism

philosophybits:

“Art is not made to decorate rooms. It is an offensive weapon in the defense against the enemy.”

— Pablo Picasso, Les lettres françaises (1943-03-24)

catchymemes:

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MONSTER KID SURPLUS

CREEPY KIDS TOY TOMB

Mattel Krusher

Circa 1979

philosophybits:

“Every day brings with it a fresh batch of work, and a man throws himself into his bed late at night without having completed what he had expected to do; then in the morning he hurries to the unfinished task of the previous day. Life goes, and there is no time left to think, no time to consider the direction that one’s life is taking.”

— Peter Kropotkin, Memoirs of a Revolutionist

philosophybits:

“It’s the pursuit of these things, and your attempts to avoid them, that leave you in such turmoil. And yet they aren’t seeking you out; you are the one seeking them. Suspend judgment about them. And at once they will lie still, and you will be freed from fleeing and pursuing.”

— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (11.11)