For That Shorts
Description: Thomas Paine quote: A man who is so exceedingly civil that for the sake of quietude and a peaceable name will silently see the community imposed upon, or their rights invaded, may, in his principles, be a good man, but cannot be stiled a useful one, neither does he come up to the full mark of his duty; for silence becomes a kind of crime when it operates as a cover or an encouragement to the guilty.
Description: Murasaki Shikibu quote: “So much for their looks; but their characters - that is a much more difficult matter. We all have our quirks and no one is ever all bad. Then again, it is not possible for everyone to be all things all of the time: attractive, restrained, intelligent, tasteful and trustworthy. We are all different and it is often difficult to know on which aspect to dwell.”
Description: John Dewey quote: A society which is mobile, which is full of channels for the distribution of a change occurring anywhere, must see to it that its members are educated to personal initiative and adaptability. Otherwise, they will be overwhelmed by the changes in which they are caught and whose significance or connections they do not perceive.
Description: George Sand quote: Without our even realizing it, literature performs its miracles. It revives the poetry of former days; and, putting to rest in the past all that had been for intellectuals of the past the object of just criticisms, it brings to us, like a forgotten perfume, the unrecognized riches of a taste that is no longer open to discussion, since it no longer reigns arbitrarily. Art, although it poses as egotistical ("art for art's sake"), creates progressive philosophy without realizing it. It makes its peace with the mistakes and shortcomings of the past, to preserve, as in a museum, the monuments of its conquest.
Description: Blaise Pascal quote: All the excesses, all the violence, and all the vanity of great men, come from the fact that they know not what they are: it being difficult for those who regard themselves at heart as equal with all men... For this it is necessary for one to forget himself, and to believe that he has some real excellence above them, in which consists this illusion that I am endeavoring to discover to you.
Description: Denis Diderot: As for our celebrated lawgivers, who have cast us in our present awkward mold, you may be sure that they have acted to serve their interests and not ours. Witness all our political, civil, and religious institutions — examine them thoroughly: unless I am very much mistaken, you will see how, through the ages, the human race has been broken to the halter that a handful of rascals were itching to impose. Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.
Description: George Sand quote: In the stormy days of our youth, we imagine that solitude is a sure refuge from the assaults of life, a certain balm for the wounds of battle. This is a serious mistake, and experience teaches us that, if we cannot live in peace with our fellow-men, neither romantic raptures nor aesthetic enjoyment will ever fill the abyss gaping at the bottom of our hearts.
Description: Corporate bureaucracy thrives upon producing voluminous reports that serve zero purpose beyond justifying employment compensation. Salaried personnel spend weeks compiling dense paragraphs loaded with too complicated business terminology, buzzwords, and circular arguments. Everyone involved realizes that leadership will merely glance at the executive summary before filing the document away into cyberspace oblivion. Crafting these dense analytical monuments is not about communication; it is an elaborate financial exchange where compiling convoluted phrases guarantees salary deposits. The humor punctures workplace pretension, exposing how employees gladly churn out unreadable corporate gibberish simply to satisfy administrative requirements.
Description: A graphic with white text on a black background. The top text reads 'GIVE A MAN A FISH AND YOU FEED HIM FOR A DAY'. Below this is a portrait of a man with a mustache, closed eyes, and a stern expression, wearing a collared shirt. The bottom text reads 'DON'T TEACH A MAN TO FISH, AND YOU FEED YOURSELF. HE'S A GROWN. FISHING'S NOT THAT HARD'.
Description: A dramatic composition featuring a skull with crossed wrenches and a hammer above a gear. Below this emblem, bold white text reads "A HUNDRED YEARS FROM TEASN, THEY WILL GAZE UPON MY WORK, AND MARVEL AT MY SKILLS BUT NEVER KNOW MY NAME AND THAT WILL BE BE". The final line, "GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME", is in bright red.
