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QotD: Corporatism
Oct. 22nd, 2024 10:58 pmFascism
should rightly be called
Corporatism,
as it is the merger
of corporate
and government power.
~Benito Mussolini
should rightly be called
Corporatism,
as it is the merger
of corporate
and government power.
~Benito Mussolini
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QotD: We (Americans) are Spoiled
May. 21st, 2024 06:37 am--Madeline Albright on page 116 of Fascism, A Warning. This quote comes on the heels of a section about globalism and about the manipulation of public opinion using the internet. The first part of this book was the best short history of Europe I have ever read--for once it made sense. Excellent read: recommend.
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QotD: Twain again
Dec. 23rd, 2019 12:51 pmto put up with
than the annoyance
of a good example.
--Mark Twain
QotD: Eagles Don't Flock
Jul. 21st, 2019 04:41 pmEagles don't flock.
You have to find them one at a time.
--Ross Perot 1930-2019
You have to find them one at a time.
--Ross Perot 1930-2019
QotD: Gatofeo
Apr. 2nd, 2019 08:35 pmAn ugly cat.
Vast desert.
Smoke and fire.
Flying lead makes holes in parchment.
The ugly cat is much amused.
--- Gatodamus (1503-1566)
(Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/topic/107438-jarbidge-nevada-monster/)
Vast desert.
Smoke and fire.
Flying lead makes holes in parchment.
The ugly cat is much amused.
--- Gatodamus (1503-1566)
(Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/topic/107438-jarbidge-nevada-monster/)
QotD: Dickey on the River
Mar. 29th, 2019 08:22 amThe river and everything I remembered
about it became a possession to me,
a personal, private possession, as nothing
else in my life ever had. Now it ran
nowhere but in my head, but there
it ran as though immortally....
In me it still is, and will be until I die,
green, rocky, deep, fast, slow, and
beautiful beyond reality.
--James Dickey in Deliverance
about it became a possession to me,
a personal, private possession, as nothing
else in my life ever had. Now it ran
nowhere but in my head, but there
it ran as though immortally....
In me it still is, and will be until I die,
green, rocky, deep, fast, slow, and
beautiful beyond reality.
--James Dickey in Deliverance
QotD: What Atheists Teach the Religious
Mar. 10th, 2019 01:29 pmThe Master teaches the student that God created everything in the world to be appreciated, since everything is here to teach us a lesson.
One clever student asks “What lesson can we learn from atheists? Why did God create them?”
The Master responds “God created atheists to teach us the most important lesson of them all — the lesson of true compassion. You see, when an atheist performs an act of charity, visits someone who is sick, helps someone in need, and cares for the world, he is not doing so because of some religious teaching. He does not believe that God commanded him to perform this act. In fact, he does not believe in God at all, so his acts are based on an inner sense of morality. And look at the kindness he can bestow upon others simply because he feels it to be right.”
“This means,” the Master continued “that when someone reaches out to you for help, you should never say ‘I pray that God will help you.’ Instead for the moment, you should become an atheist, imagine that there is no God who can help, and say ‘I will help you.’”
—Martin Buber, Tales of Hasidim Vol. 2 (1991)
One clever student asks “What lesson can we learn from atheists? Why did God create them?”
The Master responds “God created atheists to teach us the most important lesson of them all — the lesson of true compassion. You see, when an atheist performs an act of charity, visits someone who is sick, helps someone in need, and cares for the world, he is not doing so because of some religious teaching. He does not believe that God commanded him to perform this act. In fact, he does not believe in God at all, so his acts are based on an inner sense of morality. And look at the kindness he can bestow upon others simply because he feels it to be right.”
“This means,” the Master continued “that when someone reaches out to you for help, you should never say ‘I pray that God will help you.’ Instead for the moment, you should become an atheist, imagine that there is no God who can help, and say ‘I will help you.’”
—Martin Buber, Tales of Hasidim Vol. 2 (1991)
I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot,
or the look or the words,
which laid the foundation.
It is too long ago.
I was in the middle
before I knew that
I had begun.
~ Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
or the look or the words,
which laid the foundation.
It is too long ago.
I was in the middle
before I knew that
I had begun.
~ Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Psalm 102: A prayer in times of distress
Dec. 3rd, 2018 03:00 pmHear my prayer O Lord and let my cry come unto thee. Hide not they face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incilne thine ear unto me; in the day when I call answer me speedily. For my days are consume like smoke and my bones are burned as an hearth. My heart is smitten and withered like grass, so that I forget to eat my brea... I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert. I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
--Quoted by Annette McGiveney on P148 of Pure Land.
--Quoted by Annette McGiveney on P148 of Pure Land.
QotD: Defining Success
Nov. 19th, 2018 11:42 amWhat is success? To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
QotD: Tradition
Nov. 13th, 2018 10:52 am Tradition is tending the flame, not worshipping the ashes.
--Composer Gustav Mahler
--Composer Gustav Mahler
