use – The Way I See It

joelwitwer — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:17:25 +0000

Can we justify secrecy, lying, and burglary in our so-called intelligence organizations and yet preserve openness, honesty, and devotion to principle in the rest of our government? Can we subsidize mayhem in the military establishment and yet have peace, order, and respect for human life in the city streets? Can we degrade all forms of essential work and yet expect the arts and graces to flourish on weekends?

– Wendell Berry in The Art of the Commonplace: The Use of Energy p.288

joelwitwer — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:12:29 +0000

(N)othing that dies is dead for very long.

– Wendell Berry in The Art of the Commonplace: The Use of Energy p.284

joelwitwer — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:10:00 +0000

(Humans) cannot have (energy) except by losing it; they cannot use it except by destroying it.

– Wendell Berry in The Art of the Commonplace: The Use of Energy p.279

joelwitwer — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:08:10 +0000

Religion is what binds us back to the source of life.

– Wendell Berry in The Art of the Commonplace: The Use of Energy p.279