
Source: The Spiritual Life (1947), p. 164
Samuel Pepys Diary, November 5, 1665.
Criticism
Source: The Spiritual Life (1947), p. 164
“A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick.”
The Way of Life, According to Laotzu, 1944.
Me & Rumi (2004)
The trial of Charles B. Reynolds for blasphemy (1887)
“The old man was sad as he sat on his porch. He knew so little of the Great Purpose.”
"The Big Hunger" (1952)
Context: The old man was sad as he sat on his porch. He knew so little of the Great Purpose. Why must his seed fling itself starward? He knew that it must — but he lacked a reason. His grandchildren played in the twilight, played space-games, although there was not yet a starship on the planet.
Source: SCUM MANIFESTO (1967), p. 8.
1840s, Heroes and Hero-Worship (1840), The Hero as Man of Letters
“A man kills the thing he loves, and he must die a little himself.”
Source: Imajica