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A quotation from Propertius To every one at birth nature has allotted some fault. [Unicuique dedit vitium natura creato.]Propertius (50–16 BC) Roman elegiac poet [Sextus Propertius] Elegies, Book 2, Elegy 22, l. 17ff (2.2.17) [tr. Goold (Loeb) (1990)] More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/propertius/86591/ #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #propertius #failing #fault #flaw #humannature #imperfection #nature #vice #weakness
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A quotation from Richard Steele In a word, the married state, with and without the affection suitable to it, is the completest image of heaven and hell we are capable of receiving in this life.Richard Steele (1672–1729) Anglo-Irish writer, journalist, playwright, politician Essay (1712-09-09), The Spectator, No. 479 More about this quote: wist.info/steele-richard/86593… #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #richardsteele #affection #damnation #heaven #hell #husband #joy #love #marriage #matrimony...
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A quotation from Homer Women just can’t be trusted any more. [Ἐπεὶ οὐκέτι πιστὰ γυναιξίν.]Homer (fl. 7th-8th C. BC) Greek author The Odyssey [Ὀδύσσεια], Book 11, l. 456 (11.456) [Agamemnon] (c. 700 BC) [tr. Lombardo (2000), l. 274] More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/homer/47181/ #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #homer #odyssey #Agamemnon #betrayal #distrust #misogyny #mistrust #trust #trustworthiness #untrustworthiness #women
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A quotation from Henry Commager If the preservation of our freedom depends upon the courts then we are, indeed, lost, for in the long run neither courts nor Constitution can save us from our own errors, follies, or wickedness.Henry Steele Commager (1902–1998) American historian, writer, activist Essay (1954), “The Necessity of Freedom,” Freedom, Loyalty, Dissent More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel… #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #commager #henrycommager #Constitution #court...
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A quotation (not) from John Adams There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founder, statesman; US President (1797–1801) (Misattributed) More about this quote (and who actually said it): wist.info/adams-john/34793/ #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #culture #education #humanities #liberalarts #living #philosophy #practicality #school #training #vocation #work #working #johnadams #
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A quotation from Montesquieu For the popular state is the liberty of poor and weak persons and the servitude of rich and powerful persons; monarchy is the liberty of the great and the servitude of the small. [Car l’état populaire est la liberté des personnes pauvres et foibles et la servitude des personnes riches et puissantes; et la monarchie est la liberté des grands et la servitude des petits.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689–1755) French political philosopher Pensées...
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A quotation from Robert Pirsig You are never dedicated to something you have complete confidence in. No one is fanatically shouting that the sun is going to rise tomorrow. They know it’s going to rise tomorrow. When people are fanatically dedicated to political or religious faiths or any other kind of dogmas or goals, it’s always because these dogmas or goals are in doubt.Robert Pirsig (1928–2017) American philosopher, writer Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, ch. 13 (1974) More about...
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A quotation from Jonathan Swift That was excellently observed, say I, when I read a passage in an author, where his opinion agrees with mine. When we differ, there I pronounce him to be mistaken.Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) English writer and churchman Essay (1706), “Thoughts on Various Subjects, Moral and Diverting” More about this quote: wist.info/swift-jonathan/9804/ #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #jonathanswift #acceptance #agreement #differenceofopinion #disagreement #discussion #dispute...
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A quotation from Edmund Burke I have no idea of a liberty unconnected with honesty and justice. Nor do I believe that any good constitutions of government or of freedom can find it necessary for their security to doom any part of the people to a permanent slavery. Such a constitution of freedom, if such can be, is in effect no more than another name for the tyranny of the strongest faction; and factions in republics have been, and are, full as capable as monarchs of the most cruel oppression an...
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A quotation from The Bible I’m just a human like everyone else. I’m a descendant of the first person who was created out of earth. My flesh was molded into shape during the time that I was in my mother’s womb. Over the course of ten months, I took shape from her blood, built up out of a man’s seed and a night of pleasure. When I was born, I gulped in the same air as everyone else. I dropped out onto the same earth that all people share. I let out my first cry that was just like the sound anyone...
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A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt Many of the other boys I saw in hospitals are now leading happy and useful lives, but they carry with them, day after day, the results of the war. The gallantry of youth, bearing handicaps which will be a cross all their lives, seems to me a theme for some great poet. Though the war had to be fought to preserve our freedom, their full reward for their suffering is not yet in sight. To see that it is paid in full measure is an obligation which all of us who liv...
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A quotation from Euripides CHORUS: May the earth lie light upon you, lady! [ΚΥΚΛΩΨ: κούφα σοι χθὼν ἐπάνωθε πέσοι, γύναι.]Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist Alcestis [Ἄλκηστις ], l. 463ff (438 BC) [tr. Kovacs (1994)] More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/euripides/86618/ #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #euripides #alcestis #burial #death #finalrest #rest #restinpeace
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constitutional amendment limiting all presidents to 1 term and banning vice presidents from ever running for president
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An Evening with Berferd: In Which a Cracker is Lured, Endured, and Studied (1992) https://lobste.rs/s/7bbzjf #pdf #security #unix https://www.cheswick.com/ches/papers/berferd.pdf
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#3GoodThings 1. First attempt at Boston Brown Bread was very educational. 2. I know what I did wrong 3. About 4/5 of the result is edible, though I couldn't extract it from the cans intact.
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Discord will soon let anyone find public server messages through Google Link: https://discord.com/blog/making-content-from-discoverable-servers-easier-to-discover Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50263854
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Wordle 905 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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This is crazy…Ohtani will only be paid $2 million a year during his 10-year contract with the Dodgers. The $68 million per year in deferred salary will be paid out from 2034 to 2043 without interest. #MLB https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/shohei-ohtanis-contract-will-defer-68mm-per-year.html
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OK…maybe it’s because I’m working on a little “new age-ish” music project at the moment, but I’ve been drawn back in to the music of Basia, and I am completely stumped as to why so many Americans outside her hardcore fan base have forgotten her. Time and Tide was a HUGE album in the late 80s…it went platinum in the U.S. and managed to peak at No. 36 on the Billboard 200 while hitting No. 1 on the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. That is no easy feat! https://youtu.be/xN1mfwY7gsQ?feature=share...
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MLB Trade Rumors | Ronny Mauricio Diagnosed With Torn ACL, Will Undergo Surgery #MLB #Mets https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/ronny-mauricio-diagnosed-with-torn-acl-will-undergo-surgery.html
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😢 RIP Variety | Andre Braugher, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ Star, Dies at 61 https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/andre-braugher-dead-brooklyn-nine-nine-1235835771/
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Tesla recalls 2 million vehicles to limit use of Autopilot feature after nearly 1,000 crashes | CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/13/tech/tesla-recall-autopilot/index.html
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Like it or not, Threads federation is getting closer… Threads is officially starting to test ActivityPub integration | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/13/24000120/threads-meta-activitypub-test-mastodon