- Nerds who have lost themselves in the glory of a tabletop game are among the few people I have come across who truly lack prejudice.
- Sayings that sound over-simplistic at first can become deep wells of meaning and comfort later in life.
- At first I thought, “A society without any wildness is dreary indeed.” Then I remembered the Shire, and smiled at Tolkien’s deeper wisdom.
- If it is necessary to do great evil to enforce a perfect society, then it is a great evil to enforce a perfect society.
- No one is more unfit to lead than a person who will not reflect on their criticism.
- If there is no God, then 1. This life is all there is, and 2. Only we can help us. Therefore, politics becomes the most important human activity.
- “I have a new idea! All should listen to my new idea: Life is meaningless!” I issue a hearty guffaw, because Ecclesiastes is at least 2,500 years old.
- Alas, that I do not live in a generation whose music is Ella Fitzgerald….
- The leader speaks honestly, but seeks to calm the fears that will arise.
- If the existence of an enemy is denied, then all of their attacks are ambushes. Satan exists.
- A life that has become only writing about God can forget who God is.
- In Confucius, in Plato, and in Proverbs, wisdom means the ability to lead well.
- This is perhaps an important question: Could a thoroughly Christian government work, and if not, does this mean that Machiavelli was right and Jesus was wrong?
- The wise Zeez Eggers said, “Efficiency is not an end, but a means.”
- If diversity means including people with different values and unity means having the same values, then diversity and unity are in opposition.
- If a worldview forgets to account for an important fact, it can hardly be said to be valuable. Surely, the most important fact is that Jesus rose from the dead.
- Hopsin, I weep endlessly for you, and make all of this for you, because Habakkuk, Theophilus, and I also have ill minds.
- If an intellectual’s list of the Great Books does not contain works that are at odds with their own beliefs, then I hesitate to call them thinkers.
- A leader who knows nothing of trust knows nothing of leadership.
- From my admittedly infinitesimal perspective, there seems to be an immense pessimism swallowing the intellectual world.
- A life that ignores self-interest is impossible and a life that abhors sacrifice is evil.
- The humble man cherishes criticism.
- My generation is in its politically formative years, and therefore I worry.
- Few sayings ring truer than Proverbs 18:17.
- A society without mirth is dreary indeed.
- A leader who never compromises is not wise.
- Scholars are not creators but curators of ideas, and we need both.
- Those who do not feel contentment cannot feel mirth.
- Mirth embraces the spontaneous.
- On earth, to be mirthful at all times is a fault, and to be mirthful at no times often suggests a fault, though perhaps not always.
- Mirth joyfully forgets the sorrow of the world for a time, to instead delight in gratitude to God for the warmth of brotherhood.
- Mirth says, “This is how it ought to be. This is what heaven will be. Haha, how wonderful!”
- Mirth exists not in a person, but in a fellowship.
- Mirth is not a pretend happiness. It does not disappear when you reflect on it.
Thoughts of a Novice 
Honestly, I am unfamiliar with Hopsin. So, I looked up the video you referenced. Now I, too, am weeping. Thanks for sharing all of this – I have much to ponder.
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Ill Mind 5 and 6 are also unbelievably powerful. I’ve come to realize that much of my blog is speaking to people like him.
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You should move the ones on mirth to their own page, and maybe say a few more things about it.
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I intentionally put them in the midst of the others, though I agree that I should make a whole post about it. There is definitely enough stuff to be said about it to merit a whole discussion!
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