“It cannot be too often repeated that it is not helps, but obstacles, not facilities, but difficulties that make men.” MenHelpingDifficultyObstaclesFacility Book:Getting on in the World: Or, Hints on Success in Life Source: Getting on in the World: Or, Hints on Success in Life
“The lower classes of men, though they do not think it worthwhile to record what they perceive, nevertheless perceive everything that is worth noting; the difference between them and a man of learning often consists in nothing more than the latter's facility for expression.” ThinkingMenDifferencesClassRecordsExpressionObservationPerceiveLatterWorthwhileNeverthelessFacilityLower Class Author:Georg C. Lichtenberg
“Unity and self-sacrifice, of themselves, even when fostered by the most noble means, produce a facility for hating. Even when men league themselves mightily together to promote tolerance and peace on earth, they are likely to be violently intolerant toward those not of a like mind.” MenMindMeanSelfEarthTogetherHateSacrificeProduceUnityNobleToleranceLeagueFacilityPeace On EarthSelf Sacrifice Book:THE TRUE BELIEVER Source: THE TRUE BELIEVER