Quotations

 'Under the liberal pre-war planning] system, Cambridge’s huge success in life sciences would have allowed it to grow, both up and out, ‘connected by new train lines, trams, tubes, and roads. It would likely have a population of at least a million today, just as Glasgow grew from a population of 70,000 in 1800 to over 700,000 in 1900 to facilitate its world-leading shipbuilding industry.’ Ed West

Talmud Enjoyer @jew_AndAhalfMen

If Nasrallah wanted to fight the Zionists, he should’ve just bombed his own headquarters himself

'"We do not content ourselves with the life we have in ourselves and in our own being; we desire to live an imaginary life in the mind of others, and for this purpose we endeavour to shine. We labour unceasingly to adorn and preserve this imaginary existence, and neglect the real. And if we possess calmness, or generosity, or truthfulness, we are eager to make it known, so as to attach these virtues to that imaginary existence." 

'Pascal’s description of this particular misery could be very easily applied to any of the social media platforms. There is a great disconnect from reality when we interact with the internet, and even when we use it as a tool. But it is rarely a tool. Rather, it is a form of manipulation and behavior modification. The absurd and sorrowful part of it is that it seems inescapable.

'There has to be a way out. For Pascal, the reason we are in misery is because we are without God. Indeed, today our society is overrun with paths that always lead away from an encounter. This includes both encounters with God and our fellow human beings. To exit the cave of digital nightmares, we must be willing to take the first step and seek silence. A quote often attributed to John of the Cross is most appropriate and it speaks volumes: “Silence is God’s first language.”'

Emina Melonic in Chronicles, 27 September 2024


"The opinion of the few and good should be of interest to us not that of the many and mean." St John Chrysostom


'One day Saint John Chrysostom, preaching in the cathedral in Constantinople and considering these proportions, could not help but shudder in horror and ask, “Out of this great number of people, how many do you think will be saved?” And, not waiting for an answer, he added, “Among so many thousands of people, we would not find a hundred who are saved, and I even doubt for the one hundred.”' St Leonard of Port Maurice

'Miss Smith is a fair treat and the two little plays she is in give her a chance to show it. She will become famous. Perhaps she is already and it is like me saying, keep an eye on a clever young American called T.S. Eliot.' Evelyn Waugh writing to Ann Fleming after seeing Maggie Smith’s performances in The Private Ear and The Public Eye on 2 July 1962.

“I agree with you that the mainstream media is not just biased; it's like all propaganda, all the time. And the turning point for me in realizing this was COVID." David Sachs (for me it was the US election in 2016)

VeryBritishProblems@SoVeryBritish

“Seize the day!” No thank you. 

I will leave the day alone and hope it extends me the same courtesy.