Monthly Archives: June 2014

A Wise Saying – Part 108

Posted on June 27, 2014 by R. Van Conoley

  It is by their translation into words that ideas move individuals into a course of action.  This deintellectualization is the work of pseudo-intellectuals.  The intellectual who is impotent with pen and language desires to write history with sword, blood, … Continue reading →

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A Wise Saying – Part 107

Posted on June 22, 2014 by R. Van Conoley

  Who controls the past controls the future.  Who controls the present controls the past.       George Orwell

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A Wise Saying – Part 106

Posted on June 17, 2014 by R. Van Conoley

”  I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself.  I will be rich by myself, and not by borrowing.  ”   Michel de Montaigne

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A Wise Saying – Part 105

Posted on June 10, 2014 by R. Van Conoley

  Men of strong passions are usually without compassion.  Compassion is a voice in the mind that can be heard only in the quiet of an inner equilibrium.                          R. Van Conoley  ( Editor’s Note:  This aphorism is dedicated to … Continue reading →

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