

“If all meaning were relative, then the meanings of the terms in the proposition "All meaning is relative" would be relative. Therefore the proposition "All meaning is relative" destroys itself. It is nothing but an evasion of reality. That seems a high price to pay, even for the privilege of killing people.”
― What We Can't Not Know: A Guide
― What We Can't Not Know: A Guide

“Not that we must always partake of [God's feast] solemnly. "God who made good laughter" forbid. It is one of the difficult and delightful subtleties of life that we must deeply acknowledge certain things to be serious and yet retain the power and will to treat them often as lightly as a game.”
― The Four Loves
― The Four Loves

“if a man does not master his circumstances then he is bound to be mastered by them.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow

“The problem was not that they failed to find these principles written upon their hearts, but that they could not bring themselves to attend closely to the inscription.”
― What We Can't Not Know: A Guide
― What We Can't Not Know: A Guide

“I mention this only because it seems to be a real obstacle for contemporary people. We don鈥檛 want the freedom of the creature but the freedom of the Creator鈥攏ot freedom to be good but freedom to determine the good. Maybe this is not so new after all, for it was the first temptation: to be 鈥渓ike God, knowing good and evil鈥.”
― What We Can't Not Know: A Guide
― What We Can't Not Know: A Guide

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