I don't use signatures... but I need an outlet for these quotes:
"If a triangle coulud speak, it would say, that God is eminently triangular, while a circle would say that the divine nature is eminently circular."
-Baruch Spinoza, philosopher (1632-1677)
"If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought."
-George Orwell, writer (1903-1950)
"It is often forgotten that (dictionaries) are artificial repositories, put
together well after the languages they define. The roots of language are
irrational and of a magical nature."
-Jorge Luis Borges, writer (1899-1986)
Ah... that feels so much better.
I must admit that I got them from A Word A Day. But now that I think about it I haven't been getting my AWAD... must be because I have a rule on my home computer that siphons them off into a local folder... yep, that's it... I have 83 undread AWAD emails... that's intimidating. Here's the today's quote:
"He who establishes his argument by noise and command, shows that his reason is weak."
-Michel De Montaigne, essayist (1533-1592)
Hmmm. I should take that under advisement. Force of will should never determine the outcome of an intelligent debate.
Is it still possible to make a living as an "essayist"?
Night.
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