“No man complains of his neighbor for ill management of his affairs, for an error in sowing his land, or marrying his daughter, for consuming his substance in taverns ... in all these he has liberty; but if he does not frequent the church, or then conform in ceremonies, there is an immediate uproar.” IfsMenDoeChurchLibertyLandDaughterManagementErrorsAffairIllPositive AtheismNeighborComplainingSubstanceConformCeremonyConsumingMarryingSowingTaverns Author:Thomas Jefferson
“For the wise men of old the cardinal problem had been how to conform the soul to reality. For magic and applied science alike the problem is how to subdue reality to the wishes of men.” MenSoulProblemRealityWishWiseMagicConformCardinalsApplied Science Book:Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature Source: Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature
“ABNORMAL, adj. Not conforming to standard. In matters of thought and conduct, to be independent is to be abnormal, to be abnormal is to be detested. Wherefore the lexicographer adviseth a striving toward the straiter [sic] resemblance of the Average Man than he hath to himself. Whoso attaineth thereto shall have peace, the prospect of death and the hope of Hell.” MenMatterHellStandardsIndependentStriveAverageConformAbnormalResemblanceAverage ManNormal And AbnormalLexicographer Book:The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World Source: The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World