“A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business.This minding of other people's business expresses itself in gossip, snooping and meddling, and also in feverish interest in communal, national and racial affairs. In running away from ourselves we either fall on our neighbor's shoulder or fly at his throat.” PeopleMenMindRunningFallInterestSocietyAffairNeighborShouldersGossipThroatMeaninglessRunning AwayOwn BusinessMeddlingSnooping Book:The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements Source: The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
“The older child who has lost or broken some valuable thing will be found when his parents return, not run away, not willing to confess, but in a deep sleep. The thief whose case is being tried falls asleep.” ChildrenRunningFallFoundLostParentSleepCasesWillingBrokenReturnValuableRunning AwayThievesValuable ThingsDeep Sleep Author:Margaret Mead
“How men envy and often hate these warm clocks, these wives, who know they will live forever. So what do we do? We men turn terribly mean, because we can't hold to the world or ourselves or anything. We are blind to continuity, all breaks down, falls, melts, stops, rots, or runs away. So, since we cannot shape Time, where does that leave men? Sleepless. Staring.” KnowsMenWorldMeanDoeRunningHateTurnsFallBreakForeverWifeShapesBlindWarmEnvyClockStaringRunning AwayBreaking DownLeaving MeContinuityLive Forever Book:Something Wicked This Way Comes Source: Something Wicked This Way Comes