Quote of the Day - 9th September 2024:
John Stuart Mill - English philosopher, political economist, politician & civil servant.
Born 20th May 1806 – Died 7th May 1873
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If you are happy you will know it, so no need to ask yourself about it...
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Quote of the Day - 9th September 2024 - 001.jpgJohn Stuart Mill [2].JPG
John Stuart Mill - English philosopher, political economist, politician & civil servant.
Born 20th May 1806 – Died 7th May 1873
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If you are happy you will know it, so no need to ask yourself about it...
I just asked myself. Yep, I'm happy, and I know it.
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Colin B wrote:If you are happy you will know it, so no need to ask yourself about it...
John wrote:I just asked myself. Yep, I'm happy, and I know it.
You knew before asking but you can't rely on getting a truthful reply from that source...
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"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
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Quote of the Day - 10th September 2024:
George Santayana [born Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás] - Spanish-US philosopher, essayist, poet, & novelist.
Born December 16th 1863 – September 26th 1952
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Know anyone like that ?
George Santayana [born Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás] - Spanish-US philosopher, essayist, poet, & novelist.
Born December 16th 1863 – September 26th 1952
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Know anyone like that ?
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Colin B wrote:Colin B wrote:If you are happy you will know it, so no need to ask yourself about it...John wrote:I just asked myself. Yep, I'm happy, and I know it.
You knew before asking but you can't rely on getting a truthful reply from that source...
Oh, it's the only source where I can get a truthful response.
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Quote of the Day - 11th September 2024:
Mary Flannery O'Connor - US novelist, short story writer, & essayist.
She wrote two novels & 31 short stories, as well as a number of reviews & commentaries.
Born March 25th 1925 – Died August 3rd 1964
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The truth is marching on...
Mary Flannery O'Connor - US novelist, short story writer, & essayist.
She wrote two novels & 31 short stories, as well as a number of reviews & commentaries.
Born March 25th 1925 – Died August 3rd 1964
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The truth is marching on...
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Mary Flannery O'Connor - US novelist, short story writer, & essayist.
She wrote two novels & 31 short stories, as well as a number of reviews & commentaries.
Born March 25th 1925 – Died August 3rd 1964
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The truth is marching on...
Unless AI is involved.
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Quote of the Day - 12th September 2024:
Katharine Elizabeth Whitehorn - UK journalist, columnist, author & radio presenter.
She was the first woman to have a column in The Observer, which ran from 1963 to 1996 and from 2011 to 2017.
She was the first female rector of a university in Scotland.
Her books include Cooking in a Bedsitter (1961).
Born 2nd March 1928 – Died 8th January 2021
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Well, my kids had the opportunity to learn as they grew up !
Money was always in short supply.
Katharine Elizabeth Whitehorn - UK journalist, columnist, author & radio presenter.
She was the first woman to have a column in The Observer, which ran from 1963 to 1996 and from 2011 to 2017.
She was the first female rector of a university in Scotland.
Her books include Cooking in a Bedsitter (1961).
Born 2nd March 1928 – Died 8th January 2021
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Well, my kids had the opportunity to learn as they grew up !
Money was always in short supply.
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"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
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Quote of the Day - 13th September 2024:
Baltasar Gracián y Morales - better known as Baltasar Gracián - Spanish Jesuit & Baroque prose writer & philosopher.
Born 8th January 1601 – Died 6th December 1658
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Sound advice but better not to be 'in a temper' in the first place.
Baltasar Gracián y Morales - better known as Baltasar Gracián - Spanish Jesuit & Baroque prose writer & philosopher.
Born 8th January 1601 – Died 6th December 1658
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Sound advice but better not to be 'in a temper' in the first place.
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Quote of the Day - 16th September 2024:
David McAlister Barry - US author & columnist who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005.
Born July 3, 1947
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He speaks from bitter experience...
David McAlister Barry - US author & columnist who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005.
Born July 3, 1947
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He speaks from bitter experience...
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Quote of the Day - 17th September 2024:
Patrick Jake O'Rourke -US author, journalist, & political satirist who wrote twenty-two books on subjects as diverse as
politics, cars, etiquette, & economics
Born November 14th 1947 – Died February 15th 2022
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Well, I guess we should be grateful that some good came from their use...
Patrick Jake O'Rourke -US author, journalist, & political satirist who wrote twenty-two books on subjects as diverse as
politics, cars, etiquette, & economics
Born November 14th 1947 – Died February 15th 2022
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Well, I guess we should be grateful that some good came from their use...
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Quote of the Day - 18th September 2024:
Franklin P. Jones - US [Philadelphia] reporter, public relations executive & humorist.
He wrote quips and quotes that entertained readers of major publications for years.
Born 1908 - Died 1980
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Only just discovered the writings of this man - I like his quotes !
Like:
"Originality is the art of concealing your source !"
and:
"When you get something for nothing, you just haven't been billed for it yet !"
Franklin P. Jones - US [Philadelphia] reporter, public relations executive & humorist.
He wrote quips and quotes that entertained readers of major publications for years.
Born 1908 - Died 1980
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Only just discovered the writings of this man - I like his quotes !
Like:
"Originality is the art of concealing your source !"
and:
"When you get something for nothing, you just haven't been billed for it yet !"
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