Some quotes on modesty:
With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy. – Arthur Schopenhauer
Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by others. – William Hazlitt
I will not [...]
I mentioned a few months ago in this post that I was becoming more "active", in a political/ethical sense. Since that time this has taken over my life in a big way, using up large amounts of energy and throwing me into lots of new ideas. I've been watching lots of documentaries and reading books about [...]
Time is moving on again. Christmas is approaching with all its weight; summer is a distant memory and we are right into the depths of winter. This is one of my favourite times of the year, but also one of the most emotional. I often find myself with a lot of time to think, or [...]
Having spent a fair amount of my time in the city recently (London to be precise) I have started to realise these subtle, and not so subtle, differences between the city atmosphere and the town or country atmosphere. Apart from the obvious differences in the surrounding environment, I feel differences in the entire life form [...]
Well, I can only apologise for the amount of time it has taken me to post, but I have finally got the Internet sorted at home, so updating should be back to normal from here on in. I apologise in advance for the self-orientation of this post, but I feel it's good to set the [...]
I am becoming increasingly disillusioned with materialistic culture. Every time I buy something or use something it seems as though I am on a path to the day it breaks and I need to replace it. I buy a bike, it breaks after a year or two; I buy a computer, the graphic card goes [...]
I have been away in Wales for the past week or so, hence the even later than usual update. One of the things that struck me while I was there was the “beach/surf culture”, and this made me think about “culture” in general. Or perhaps more specifically, being part of a “group”, either physically as [...]