Creativity Is The Defeat Of Habit By

Laughter And Weeping, The Greek Masks Of Comedy And Tragedy, Mark The Extremes Of A Continuous Spectrum; Both Provide Channels For The Overflow Of Emotion; Both Are

The Continuous Disasters Of Man's History Are Mainly Due To His Excessive Capacity And Urge To Become Identified With A Tribe, Nation, Church Or Cause, And To Espouse Its Credo Uncritically And Enthusiastically, Even If Its Tenets Are Contrary To Reason, Devoid Of Self-interest And Detrimental To The Claims Of Self-preservation.we Are Thus Driven To The Unfashionable Conclusion That The Trouble With Our Species Is Not An Excess Of Aggression, But An Excess Capacity For Fanatical Devotion.

Scientists Are Peeping Toms At The Keyhole Of Eternity.

Snobbery Is Not Merely A Silly Human Weakness But Something Basic In The Mentality Of Modern Man-a Symptom Which Reflects The General Sickness, The Dislocation Of Social And Cultural Values In Contemporary Civilization.

Chemically Induced Hallucinations, Delusions And Raptures May Be Frightening Or Wonderfully Gratifying; In Either Case They Are In The Nature Of Confidence Tricks Played On One's Own Nervous System.