Apothegms and Observations LII

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  1. Even despair is better than nihilism.
  2. Bo Burnham is a generational talent, but who does he benefit?
  3. Be careful around the word “deserve”.
  4. When do you applaud fierceness, and when do you wince at it?
  5. To stop a person’s progress, demand past perfection.
  6. The wise Ekko said, “It’s not enough to give people what they need to survive. You need to give them what they need to live.”
  7. The completion of education is history.
  8. Remember: Samuel was rejected, and Jesus was rejected.
  9. A bitter intellectual can cause much pain.
  10. If the Spirit is real, and He is my guide, then my heart does not come from tradition alone.
  11. Powerless prediction brings infinite sorrow.
  12. We cannot save ourselves because we cannot change ourselves.
  13. The Gospel, when fully received, changes even venting with friends.
  14. It is never too late to repent and turn back.
  15. Let us often ask, “What is humane?”
  16. If a person has virtue, they may or may not be a good ruler. If a person does not have virtue, they will certainly not be a good ruler.
  17. What is fragile? What is resilient?
  18. I have felt a pleasure in ignorance, but it did not make me superior.
  19. It is a sorrow to see an American who does not love America.
  20. Wise is the one who can agree with enemies.
  21. The wise Ellie Holcomb said, “The sun still rises every day.”
  22. When is it cowardice, and when is it wisdom?
  23. Perhaps Machiavelli is simply a proof of the final lesson of Analects 8:13.
  24. The chief end of man is not politics.
  25. Truly, something is lost when you associate with the outcast. But something far greater is gained.
  26. Differences in etiquette reveal the nuances of wisdom.
  27. You do not have a moral right to disagree with what is demonstrably and incontrovertibly clear.

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