Majicman Notes

A house divided against itself cannot stand.  I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved—I do not expect the house to fall—but… Read more

“What is a game?” Marx said. “It’s tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. It’s the possibility of infinite rebirth, infinite redemption. The idea that if you keep playing, you could win. No loss is permanent, because… Read more

I have no words to offer which may comfort the reader who is also a castaway, except that rescue may come at any time but not necessarily when you expect it; and that even if… Read more

“I think it’s a mistake to think you can keep the world from changing,” muses Marks. He learnt the Japanese concept of mujō, a word originating in Buddhism, meaning impermanence and the inevitability of change.… Read more

The purpose of government is not merely to afford pleasure to those who govern, but to make life tolerable for those who are governed… It must become an essential part of man’s ethical outlook to… Read more

Though much is taken, much abides; and thoughWe are not now that strength which in old daysMoved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are,One equal temper of heroic hearts,Made weak by time and… Read more

Death is the worst; a fate which all must try; And for our country ’tis a bliss to die. The gallant man, though slain in fight he be, Yet leaves his nation safe, his children… Read more

Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – And sweetest – in the Gale –… Read more

He who brags will have no merit; He who boasts will not endure.  Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/laozi/ Read more

The most important point is to own your physical body. If you slump, you will lose yourself. Your mind will be wandering somewhere else. You will not be in your body. We must exist right… Read more