General
We’re the best…
…in the world at being second and third — if the just completed Winter Olympics are any indication of our ability to compete.Makes you wonder what we could do if we had universal health care […]
Month: February 2010
Quotations
Perfect Virtue
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.Confucius
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Respite
Every now and then go away — for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer.Leonardo DaVinci
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Mind thy tongue
We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.Cato The Elder
General
New member of the family
After putting down a dog and a cat, and sending the other cat, Mabel, off with Daniel to Purdue for the semester. We finally decided that we really needed a pet, so we went to […]
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Down time
He does not seem to me to be a free man who does not sometimes do nothing.Cicero
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Wisdom
Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom.Will Durant