📚Marginalia

Fools Errand

oak of experience

The truth, I discovered, is a tree that grows as a man gains access to experience. A child sees the acorn of his daily life, but a man looks back on the oak.

cutting pieces from truth

When you cut pieces from the truth to avoid sounding like a fool, you end up sounding like a moron.

cruelty is a skill

Cruelty is a skill taught not only by example, but by experience of it.