Evans, Bergen -- The Natural History of Nonsense, ch. 1 “Adam’s Navel” (1946)

Dave — Wed, 13 May 2020 17:19:57 +0000

We may be through with the past, but the past is not through with us. Ideas of the Stone Age exist side by side with the latest scientific thought. Only a fraction of mankind has emerged from the Dark Ages, and in the most lucid brains, as Logan Pearsall Smith has said, we come upon “nests of woolly caterpillars.”

Bergen Evans (1904-1978) American educator, writer, lexicographer
The Natural History of Nonsense, ch. 1 “Adam’s Navel” (1946)

The Smith reference.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo -- “The Preacher,” lecture, Cambridge (1879-05-05)

Dave — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:06:48 +0000

Once we had wooden chalices and golden priests, now we have golden chalices and wooden priests.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
“The Preacher,” lecture, Cambridge (1879-05-05)
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Evans, Bergen -- The Natural History of Nonsense, ch. 1 “Adam’s Navel” (1946)

Emerson, Ralph Waldo -- “The Preacher,” lecture, Cambridge (1879-05-05)