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SteveMR200
Oct 7, 2014, 8:33:00 AM10/7/14
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One of the favorite maxims of my father was the
distinction between the two sorts of truths,
profound truths recognized by the fact that the
opposite is also a profound truth, in contrast to
trivialities where opposites are obviously absurd.
--Niels Bohr (1885-1962)
(In S. Rozental's _Niels Bohr_ [1967])
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Steve
distinction between the two sorts of truths,
profound truths recognized by the fact that the
opposite is also a profound truth, in contrast to
trivialities where opposites are obviously absurd.
--Niels Bohr (1885-1962)
(In S. Rozental's _Niels Bohr_ [1967])
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Steve
SteveMR200
Oct 7, 2014, 8:32:00 PM10/7/14
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On Tue, 07 Oct 2014 05:33:00 -0700, SteveMR200 wrote in message:
<6an73apacdsnijnju...@4ax.com>:
Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less
wise, to balance it; so that a man rich in such lore,
like Sancho Panza, can always find a venerable maxim
to fortify the view he happens to be taking.
--George Santayana (1863-1952)
_Life of Reason_ [1905]; Volume 5, Chapter 7
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Steve
<6an73apacdsnijnju...@4ax.com>:
wise, to balance it; so that a man rich in such lore,
like Sancho Panza, can always find a venerable maxim
to fortify the view he happens to be taking.
--George Santayana (1863-1952)
_Life of Reason_ [1905]; Volume 5, Chapter 7
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Steve
SteveMR200
Oct 8, 2014, 8:34:00 AM10/8/14
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On Tue, 07 Oct 2014 17:32:00 -0700, SteveMR200 wrote in message:
<6e193adur69cm5sip...@4ax.com>:
As nobody can do more mischief to a woman than a woman,
so perhaps might one reverse the maxim and say nobody
can do more good.
--Elizabeth Holland (1771-1845)
(In an undated letter to her husband, Lord Holland)
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Steve
<6e193adur69cm5sip...@4ax.com>:
so perhaps might one reverse the maxim and say nobody
can do more good.
--Elizabeth Holland (1771-1845)
(In an undated letter to her husband, Lord Holland)
--
Steve
SteveMR200
Oct 8, 2014, 8:33:00 PM10/8/14
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On Wed, 08 Oct 2014 05:34:00 -0700, SteveMR200 wrote in message:
<0oba3a5hmgplklrkq...@4ax.com>:
>On Tue, 07 Oct 2014 17:32:00 -0700, SteveMR200 wrote in message:
><6e193adur69cm5sip...@4ax.com>:
>>
I believe truth is in the eye of the beholder.
Ensign Ro Laren: (Michelle Forbes)
Isn't that supposed to be "beauty"?
Guinan:
"Truth," "beauty" . . . it works for a lot of things.
--Dialogue from the "Ensign Ro" episode of
_Star Trek: The Next Generation_; teleplay
by T. Michael Piller; original air date:
October 7, 1991.
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Steve
<0oba3a5hmgplklrkq...@4ax.com>:
>On Tue, 07 Oct 2014 17:32:00 -0700, SteveMR200 wrote in message:
><6e193adur69cm5sip...@4ax.com>:
>>
>>Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less
>>wise, to balance it; so that a man rich in such lore,
>>like Sancho Panza, can always find a venerable maxim
>>to fortify the view he happens to be taking.
>> --George Santayana (1863-1952)
>> _Life of Reason_ [1905]; Volume 5, Chapter 7
>
>As nobody can do more mischief to a woman than a woman,
>so perhaps might one reverse the maxim and say nobody
>can do more good.
> --Elizabeth Holland (1771-1845)
> (In an undated letter to her husband, Lord Holland)
Guinan: (Whoopi Goldberg)
>>wise, to balance it; so that a man rich in such lore,
>>like Sancho Panza, can always find a venerable maxim
>>to fortify the view he happens to be taking.
>> --George Santayana (1863-1952)
>> _Life of Reason_ [1905]; Volume 5, Chapter 7
>
>As nobody can do more mischief to a woman than a woman,
>so perhaps might one reverse the maxim and say nobody
>can do more good.
> --Elizabeth Holland (1771-1845)
> (In an undated letter to her husband, Lord Holland)
I believe truth is in the eye of the beholder.
Ensign Ro Laren: (Michelle Forbes)
Isn't that supposed to be "beauty"?
Guinan:
"Truth," "beauty" . . . it works for a lot of things.
--Dialogue from the "Ensign Ro" episode of
_Star Trek: The Next Generation_; teleplay
by T. Michael Piller; original air date:
October 7, 1991.
--
Steve
SteveMR200
Oct 20, 2014, 8:36:00 AM10/20/14
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On Tue, 07 Oct 2014 17:32:00 -0700, SteveMR200 wrote in message:
<6e193adur69cm5sip...@4ax.com>:
>Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less
>wise, to balance it; so that a man rich in such lore,
>like Sancho Panza, can always find a venerable maxim
>to fortify the view he happens to be taking.
> --George Santayana (1863-1952)
> _Life of Reason_ [1905]; Volume 5, Chapter 7
No parable teaches all sides of truth.
--Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
_A Good Start: A Book For Young Men And Women_ [1898]
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Steve
<6e193adur69cm5sip...@4ax.com>:
>Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less
>wise, to balance it; so that a man rich in such lore,
>like Sancho Panza, can always find a venerable maxim
>to fortify the view he happens to be taking.
> --George Santayana (1863-1952)
> _Life of Reason_ [1905]; Volume 5, Chapter 7
--Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
_A Good Start: A Book For Young Men And Women_ [1898]
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Steve
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