Where is wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. And know the place for the first time. Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm but the harm does not interest them. Human kind cannot bear much reality. It is impossible to design a system so perfect that no one needs to be good. A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections. I have measured out my life with coffee spoons. Art never improves, but . . . the material of art is never quite the same. No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence. |