There is no easy method of learning difficult things. The method is to close the door, give out that you are not at home, and work.
Joseph de MaistreMan is so muddled, so dependent on the things immediately before his eyes, that every day even the most submissive believer can be seen to risk the torments of the afterlife for the smallest pleasure.
Joseph de MaistreWhat is needed is not a revolution in the opposite direction, but the opposite of a revolution.
Joseph de Maistre