“In navigating change, some of us take temporary actions and expect to obtain permanent results.”
“If we only look far enough off for the consequence of our actions, we can always find some point in the combination of results by which those actions can be justified: by adopting the point of view of a Providence who arranges results, or of a philosopher who traces them, we shall find it possible to obtain perfect complacency in choosing to do what is most agreeable to us in the present moment.”
“Morality is temporary, wisdom is permanent.”
“This is just a temporary hell, not a permanent one”
“Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.”
“One of them is knowing the difference between Morality and Wisdom. Morality is temporary, Wisdom is permanent… Ho ho. Take that one to bed with you tonight.”