“Father Ratti had often explained, in Religious Knowledge class, that true humility did not mean a sense of worthlessness or the kind of timidity that caused some people to be cheated and bullied all their lives. The virtue of humility, Ratti said, was merely the faculty of intelligence operating properly "The man of wisdom," Ratti explained once, "fears only one man on earth. Do you know who that is?" And when everybody guessed wrong — some said the Pope, some said King Ferdinand — Ratti said, "The man of wisdom fears himself. He knows who it is who tells him the most plausible lies, the lies he wants to believe.”
Robert Anton Wilson“The Bible tells us to be like God, and then on page after page it describes God as a mass murderer. This may be the single most important key to the political behavior of Western Civilization.”
Robert Anton Wilson“The longer one is alone, the easier it is to hear the song of the earth.”
Robert Anton Wilson“The abandoned infant's cry is rage, not fear.”
Robert Anton Wilson“Belief is the death of intelligence.”
Robert Anton Wilson“There is no complete theory of anything.”
Robert Anton Wilson“Size is not a reality, but a construct of the mind; and space a construct to contain constructs.”
Robert Anton Wilson“A monopoly on the means of communication may define a ruling elite more precisely than the celebrated Marxian formula of monopoly in the means of production.”
Robert Anton Wilson“Every war results from the struggle for markets and spheres of influence, and every war is sold to the public by professional liars and totally sincere religious maniacs, as a Holy Crusade to save God and Goodness from Satan and Evil.”
Robert Anton Wilson“The Right's view of government and the Left's view of big business are both correct.”
Robert Anton Wilson“Stupidity is like bumping into a wall all the time. After a while you get tired of it and try to look the situation over and see if there’s a doorway somewhere. I think most people eventually do look for the doorway and stop bumping into the wall”
Robert Anton Wilson