As I get older I’m finding that a lot of the “intellectuals” I used to admire are actually just condescending and pretentious. And also realizing how much more important it is to be present, considerate, and empathetic because nobody really knows what they’re talking about and anyone who claims to know everything about anything is feeding you bs.
“When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.”
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
I am also realizing that actual intellectuals make their subjects easy to understand, and faux intelectuals will attempt to baffle.
“If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.”
– Albert Einstein
“In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well for years I was smart, I recommend pleasant.”
-Elwood P. Dowd, “Harvey”
Tag: so true
“Old friend” either means an elderly dog or an individual of the same gender with whom you have been secretly in love for more than a decade. There are no other possible interpretations.
This is blatant archenemy erasure and I won’t stand for it
You say archenemy erasure like the second category doesn’t entirely cover that
me: *shoves my entire face into my cat’s body*
cat: *heaves a heavy sigh as he grimly accepts his fate*
Plume de Lynx 