13 Quotes by Oliver Benjamin

Forgive me my nonsense as I forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense. – Robert Frost.

This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought. – Lin Yutang, The Importance of Living.

The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. – Bertrand Russell.

It’s not that the Dude believes in nothing – he’s no nihilist. It’s just that he entertains ideas so gingerly. Since he’s never angling from any fixed position, he can examine each new conceptual element without trying to chisel it into some concrete pillar of belief. Taoism calls this approach the “state of the uncarved block.