“Man cannot create the current of events. He can only float with them and steer.”
Otto von Bismarck, quoted in the London Independent
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”
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“Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.”
Immanuel Kant, quoted in the San Diego Union-Tribune
“I think charm is the ability to be truly interested in other people.”
Richard Avedon, quoted in the Associated Press
“Men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. For when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success.”
John Calvin, quoted in The Weekly Standard
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September 14 editorial cartoonsCartoons Sunday’s political cartoons include RFK Jr on the hook, the destruction of discourse, and more
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Air strikes in the Caribbean: Trump’s murky narco-warTalking Point Drug cartels ‘don’t follow Marquess of Queensberry Rules’, but US military air strikes on speedboats rely on strained interpretation of ‘invasion’
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