When The Ignorant Have Become

If You Want To Make An Ordinary Man Happy, Or Think That He Is Happy, Give Him Money, Power, Flattery, Gifts, Honours. If You Want To Make A Wise Man Happy - Improve Yourself!

One Of The Tragedies Of Modern Times Is That People Have Come To Believe That Something Said By Someone In The Past, Perhaps For Illustrative Or Provocation Purposes, Actually Represents That Person's Beliefs At The Time.

The Proverb Says That 'the Answer To A Fool Is Silence'. Observation, However, Indicates That Almost Any Other Answer Will Have The Same Effect In The Long Run.

... When We Are Talking About 'christians' And 'moslems' We Must First Make Sure That We Are Talking About People Who Have An Idea, Which Should Be More Or Less Correct, As To What The Other Is Supposed To Believe And What He Is Expected To Do As A Consequence Of That Belief.

The Chicken Had His Wish, And Was Magically Transformed Into A Fox. Then He Found That He Could Not Digest Grain.