A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday. - Jonathan Swift, Thoughts on Various Subjects
I carry the sun in a golden cup, the moon in a silver bag. - William Butler Yeats, "Those Dancing Days are Gone"
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“It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.”
– H.L. Mencken
The preview text for that article displays in my browser as "When death approaches, use e-mail." Hilarious.
The preview text for that article displays in my browser as "When death approaches, use e-mail." Hilarious.“It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.”
– H.L. Mencken
Heh. The Globe and publishes a little column of miscellaneous odd stories every weekday so it was actually a story dealing with chimpanzees reactions to death for "when death approaches" and then a separate story "use email to fib" a few other things as well, and said column always ends with a quote, so I always like posting the quote and linking to the days miscellany. I figure it could prove amusing for those around here.
“You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank.”
– Bobby Jones (1902-71). The golfer once penalized himself one stroke, the margin of his defeat, in a national championship golf match after driving his ball into the woods and, unseen, accidentally nudging it.
...free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. The once-chained people whose leaders at last lose their grip on information flow will soon burst with freedom and vitality, but the free nation gradually constricting its grip on public discourse has begun its rapid slide into despotism. Beware of he who would deny you access to inforamtion, for in his heart he dreams himself your master. - Commissioner Pravin Lal, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
If I determine the enemies disposition of forces while I have no perceptible form, I can concentrate my forces while the enemy is fragmented. The pinnacle of military deployment approaches the formless: if it is formless, then even the deepest spy cannot discern it nor the wise make plans against it. - Sun Tzu, The Art of War
And they are describing...?
...free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. The once-chained people whose leaders at last lose their grip on information flow will soon burst with freedom and vitality, but the free nation gradually constricting its grip on public discourse has begun its rapid slide into despotism. Beware of he who would deny you access to inforamtion, for in his heart he dreams himself your master. - Commissioner Pravin Lal, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Freedom good. Statism bad! ;)
"TIER FISHY, AIR BREATHERS!" Mr. Fishy
"Tell your DM Mr. Fishy said it's OK" Mr. Fishy
“Is mother-love vile because a hen shows it, or fidelity base because dogs possess it?”
–Thomas Huxley, Man’s Place in Nature (1863)
I have, myself, full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are made, as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once more able to defend our Island home, to ride out the storm of war, and to outlive the menace of tyranny, if necessary for years, if necessary alone. Even though large parts of Europe and many old and famous States have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Gestapo and all the odious apparatus of Nazi rule, we shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the Old. - Winston Churchill
"One must consider the final result." - Niccolo Machiavelli
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle." - Edmund Burke
"War is hell." - Napoleon Bonaparte
"People have a distrust of Intelligence" - George W. Bush.
If it were on purpose, one could see GWB as Wildean.
"Not to be a republican (19th century French republican) at 20 is proof of want of heart; to be one at 30 is proof of want of head." - François Guizot
“The bigger the front, the bigger the back.”
– Zen saying
“A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.”
– John le Carré
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"Life is an occasion, rise to it." -Mr. Magorium, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.
"There comes a point when bravery becomes insanity." Edward Cullen, Twilight
Yes, I just qouted Twilight, can you just get over your self already? Even Orson Scott Card-author of the Ender saga-likes Stephinie Meyer's writing! Just get over the fact her vampires sparkle and learn to look at the great writing already!
"Life is an occasion, rise to it." -Mr. Magorium, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.
"There comes a point when bravery becomes insanity." Edward Cullen, Twilight
Yes, I just qouted Twilight, can you just get over your self already? Even Orson Scott Card-author of the Ender saga-likes Stephinie Meyer's writing! Just get over the fact her vampires sparkle and learn to look at the great writing already!
I believe that falls under the category of "even a broken clock is right twice a day."
Edit: I was being sarcastic, DB3 and different people have different standards of great. And I'd be interested in seeing a citation on that Orson Scott Card point. Besides it wasn't the sparkly vampires I was talking about when I made that point.
– Emerson Pugh
Also from the linked article: a definition of wisdom:
What is wisdom?
Two professors of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, have asked a group of international experts to characterize the traits of intelligence, wisdom and spirituality, Psych Central News reports. The consensus definition of wisdom:
– It is uniquely human.
– It is a form of advanced cognitive and emotional development that is experience-driven.
– It is a personal quality, albeit rare.
– It can be learned, increases with age and can be measured.
– It is probably not enhanced by taking medication.
"a damn nice thing-the nearest run thing you ever saw." - The Duke of Wellington, describing the Battle of Waterloo
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I believe that falls under the category of "even a broken clock is right twice a day.""Life is an occasion, rise to it." -Mr. Magorium, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.
"There comes a point when bravery becomes insanity." Edward Cullen, Twilight
Yes, I just qouted Twilight, can you just get over your self already? Even Orson Scott Card-author of the Ender saga-likes Stephinie Meyer's writing! Just get over the fact her vampires sparkle and learn to look at the great writing already!
I believe I said "get over it!"
"The opposition of events." - Harold Macmillan, late British Prime Minister, on the greatest difficulty facing a Prime Minister
What is wisdom?Two professors of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, have asked a group of international experts to characterize the traits of intelligence, wisdom and spirituality, Psych Central News reports. The consensus definition of wisdom:
– It is uniquely human.
– It is a form of advanced cognitive and emotional development that is experience-driven.
– It is a personal quality, albeit rare.
– It can be learned, increases with age and can be measured.
– It is probably not enhanced by taking medication.
"Wisdom is the ability to think." Mr. Fishy
::Wanders into thread concealed underneath an extraordinarily long great coat::
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What is wisdom?Two professors of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, have asked a group of international experts to characterize the traits of intelligence, wisdom and spirituality, Psych Central News reports. The consensus definition of wisdom:
– It is uniquely human.
– It is a form of advanced cognitive and emotional development that is experience-driven.
– It is a personal quality, albeit rare.
– It can be learned, increases with age and can be measured.
– It is probably not enhanced by taking medication.
"Wisdom is the ability to think." Mr. Fishy
I can not agree less. Some people think.... but only in the widest stretch of the imagination.
– Emerson Pugh
Also from the linked article: a definition of wisdom:
What is wisdom?
Two professors of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, have asked a group of international experts to characterize the traits of intelligence, wisdom and spirituality, Psych Central News reports. The consensus definition of wisdom:
– It is uniquely human.
– It is a form of advanced cognitive and emotional development that is experience-driven.
– It is a personal quality, albeit rare.
– It can be learned, increases with age and can be measured.
– It is probably not enhanced by taking medication.
- It is definitely not enhanced by alcohol....
- It is definitely not enhanced by alcohol....– Emerson Pugh
Also from the linked article: a definition of wisdom:
What is wisdom?
Two professors of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, have asked a group of international experts to characterize the traits of intelligence, wisdom and spirituality, Psych Central News reports. The consensus definition of wisdom:
– It is uniquely human.
– It is a form of advanced cognitive and emotional development that is experience-driven.
– It is a personal quality, albeit rare.
– It can be learned, increases with age and can be measured.
– It is probably not enhanced by taking medication.
Gee somehow that doesn't qualify as surprising... ;-)