"Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage." The Analects of Confucius

The art of not reading is a very important one. It consists in not taking an interest in whatever may be engaging the attention of the general public at any particular time. When some political or ecclesiastical pamphlet, or novel, or poem is making a great commotion, you should remember that he who writes for fools always finds a large public. A precondition for reading good books is not reading bad ones: for life is short.” Essays and Aphorisms

“I swear fearfully at the conventions of the stage.” Seagull

Truth is incontrovertible. Panic may resent it, ignorance may deride it, malice may distort it, but there it is. Never Give In!