“If anyone nowadays ventured to say ‘he who is not for me is against me,’ they would at once have everyone against them.”
—Human, All Too Human, “The Wanderer and His Shadow,” §208
—Human, All Too Human, “The Wanderer and His Shadow,” §208
We will gradually become indifferent to what goes on in the minds of other people when we acquire a knowledge of the superficial nature of their thoughts, the narrowness of their views and of the number of their errors. Whoever attaches a lot of value to the opinions of others pays them too much honor.
- Schopenhauer, Arthur, The Philosophy of Schopenhauer
- Schopenhauer, Arthur, The Philosophy of Schopenhauer
A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push.
- Ludwig Wittgenstein, Culture and Value
- Ludwig Wittgenstein, Culture and Value
After the defeat of Napoleon and the, the victorious nations stripped the French of the immediate ability to make war on their neighbours.
Britain found itself with thousands of French cannons that couldn’t be used by British forces for the fear of sabotage, incompatibility and the need to keep the British armouries working.
It was decided to use them as street decorations in London and other towns and cities that had played a vital part in the wars. As these cannons were replaced over the centuries, the design was copied with the cannon muzzle ball. There are now part of the streetscape in most of our towns and cities.
Britain found itself with thousands of French cannons that couldn’t be used by British forces for the fear of sabotage, incompatibility and the need to keep the British armouries working.
It was decided to use them as street decorations in London and other towns and cities that had played a vital part in the wars. As these cannons were replaced over the centuries, the design was copied with the cannon muzzle ball. There are now part of the streetscape in most of our towns and cities.