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He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like read more
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like unto him. [Ecclesiasticus 13:1].
Assume a virtue if you have it not.
Assume a virtue if you have it not.
When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting read more
When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.
No one is free who does not lord over himself.
No one is free who does not lord over himself.
Hamming's Motto: The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.
Hamming's Motto: The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.
Sometimes in our confusion, we see not the world as it is, but the world though eyes blurred by the read more
Sometimes in our confusion, we see not the world as it is, but the world though eyes blurred by the mind.
The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result read more
The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich. Consequently, the modern poor are not pitied but written off as trash. The twentieth-century consumer economy has produced the first culture for which a beggar is a reminder of nothing.
No padlocks, bolts, or bars can secure a maiden better than her own reserve.
No padlocks, bolts, or bars can secure a maiden better than her own reserve.
I believe in grumbling; it is the politest form of fighting known.
I believe in grumbling; it is the politest form of fighting known.
