Daily FortunesDec 7, 2018
Nature to all things fixed the limits fit,
And wisely curbed...
Nature to all things fixed the limits fit,
And wisely curbed proud man's pretending wit.
As on the land while here the ocean gains,
In other parts it leaves wide sandy plains;
Thus in the soul while memory prevails,
The solid power of understanding fails;
Where beams...
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.
--...
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.
-- Francis Bacon
Near the Studio Jean Cocteau
On the Rue des Ecoles
lived an...
Near the Studio Jean Cocteau
On the Rue des Ecoles
lived an old man
with a blind dog
Every evening I would see him
guiding the dog along
the sidewalk, keeping
a firm grip on the leash
so that the dog wouldn't
run into a passerby
Sometimes the dog would stop
and look up...
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you
want to test...
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you
want to test a man's character, give him power.
-- Abraham Lincoln
Nearly every complex solution to a programming problem that...
Nearly every complex solution to a programming problem that I
have looked at carefully has turned out to be wrong.
-- Brent Welch
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Daily Fortunes for Dec 7, 2018
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