Freebsd Fortunes 6

The clash of ideas is the sound of freedom.

The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
                -- John Muir

The clergy successfully preached the doctrines of patience and pusillanimity;
the active virtues of society were discouraged; and the last remains of a
military spirit were buried in the cloister: a large portion of public and
private wealth was consecrated to the specious demands of charity and devotion;
and the soldiers' pay was lavished on the useless multitudes of both sexes
who could only plead the merits of abstinence and chastity.
                -- Edward Gibbons, "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"

The climate of Bombay is such that its inhabitants have to live elsewhere.

The closest to perfection a person ever comes is when they fill out a
job application.

The closest to perfection a person ever comes
is when he fills out a job application form.
                -- Stanley J. Randall

The clothes have no emperor.
                -- C.A.R. Hoare, commenting on ADA.

The coast was clear.
                -- Lope de Vega

The college graduate is presented with a sheepskin to cover his
intellectual nakedness.
                -- Robert M. Hutchins

The Commandments of the EE:

1:      Beware of lightning that lurketh in an uncharged condenser
        lest it cause thee to bounce upon thy buttocks in a most
        embarrassing manner.
2:      Cause thou the switch that supplieth large quantities of juice to
        be opened and thusly tagged, that thy days may be long in this
        earthly vale of tears.
3:      Prove to thyself that all circuits that radiateth, and upon
        which the worketh, are grounded and thusly tagged lest they lift
        thee to a radio frequency potential and causeth thee to make like
        a radiator too.
4:      Tarry thou not amongst these fools that engage in intentional
        shocks for they are not long for this world and are surely
        unbelievers.