The work of an intellectual is not to mould the political will of others; it is, through the analyses that he does in his own fiel...d, to re-examine evidence and assumptions, to shake up habitual ways of working and thinking, to dissipate conventional familiarities, to re-evaluate rules and institutions and ... to participate in the formation of a political will (where he has his role as citizen to play).LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I have thought of a pulley to raise me gradually; but that would give me pain, as it would counteract my natural inclination. I wo...uld have something that can dissipate the vis inertiae and give elasticity to the muscles.... We can heat the body, we can cool it; we can give it tension or relaxation; and surely it is possible to bring it into a state in which rising from bed will not be a pain.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till grief be digested, and then amusement will dissip...ate the remains of it.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
It's well If God who holds you to the pit of hell,... Much as one holds a spider, will destroy, Baffle and dissipate your soul.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What ph...ilosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Complacencies of the peignoir, and late Coffee and oranges in a sunny chair,... And the green freedom of a cockatoo Upon a rug mingle to dissipate The holy hush of ancient sacrifice.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »