Well deserved!
A reminder that even in these days of barbarian #capitalism and chronic #selfabsorption, enough people retain a sense of basic #decency that is *lost* to so many #politicians and socalled #worldleaders.
Props also to the Mayor of #Milan for speaking out against #fascist #ICEagents 😊
A quotation from **Ambrose Bierce**
> SELFISH, _adj_. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
**Ambrose Bierce** (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Selfish,” _The Devil’s Dictionary_ (1911)
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More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/1057/
#quote #quotes […]
A quotation from **Hazlitt**
> The least pain in our little finger gives more concern and uneasiness than the destruction of millions of our fellow beings.
**William Hazlitt** (1778-1830) English writer
Essay (1829-10), “American Literature — Dr. Channing,” _Edinburgh Review_ , Vol. 50, No. 99 […]
@andertoon.bsky.social cartoon posted 7 years ago by Humans of Ancient Greece on Facebook.
#cartoon #cartoons #humor #humour #Narcissus #Sisyphus
#Narcisyphus #socialmedia #smartphone #selfie #photo #task #futility #reflection #preoccupation #selfabsorption #conceit #Facebook #Twitter #BlueSky
colanders of cherries, apricots, peas, and cucumbers, and tubs of raspberries on kitchen counter
T'is the season! Gluttony outpaces every other cardinal sin in mid-June.
#farmersmarket, #gluttony, #freshfruitandveg, #mundane, #apricots, #cherries, #raspberries, #cucumbers, #snappeas, #selfabsorption
Post-Canadian election, it seems that global democracy improves when Trump threatens it. So, why don't Americans mind the threat here at home? Why have so many people abandoned The Constitution?
#Bigotry
#Stupidity
#SelfAbsorption
A quotation from **Bertrand Russell**
> When I speak of “the sinner”, I do not mean the man who commits sin: sins are committed by everyone or no one, according to our definition of the word. I mean the man who is absorbed in the consciousness of sin. This man is perpetually incurring his own […]