Robert M. Pirsig Quote

A rush of wind comes furiously now, down from the mountaintop. "The ancient Greeks," I say, "who were the inventors of classical reason, knew better than to use it exclusively to foretell the future. They listened to the wind and predicted the future from that. That sounds insane now. But why should the inventors of reason sound insane?"


Ch. 14 - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974)


A rush of wind comes furiously now, down from the mountaintop. The ancient Greeks, I say, who were the inventors of classical reason, knew better...

A rush of wind comes furiously now, down from the mountaintop. The ancient Greeks, I say, who were the inventors of classical reason, knew better...

A rush of wind comes furiously now, down from the mountaintop. The ancient Greeks, I say, who were the inventors of classical reason, knew better...

A rush of wind comes furiously now, down from the mountaintop. The ancient Greeks, I say, who were the inventors of classical reason, knew better...