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"A Stick-In-The-Mud..."
Apr 1, 2017 12:15:36   #
pafret Loc: Northeast
 
"A Stick-In-The-Mud..."


“At this point I reveal myself in my true colors, as a stick-in-the-mud. I hold a number of beliefs that have been repudiated by the liveliest intellects of our time. I believe order is better than chaos, creation better than destruction. I prefer gentleness to violence, forgiveness to vendetta. On the whole I think that knowledge is preferable to ignorance, and I am sure that human sympathy is more valuable than ideology. I believe that in spite of the recent triumphs of science, men haven’t changed much in the last two thousand years; and in consequence we must try to learn from history. History is ourselves.

I believe in courtesy, the ritual by which we avoid hurting other people’s feelings, by satisfying our own egos. And I think we should remember that we are all part of a great whole, which for convenience we call nature. All living things are our brothers and sisters.”

- Kenneth Clark, “Civilization”

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A very good Credo -- words to live by.

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Apr 1, 2017 13:21:33   #
badbobby Loc: texas
 
pafret wrote:
"A Stick-In-The-Mud..."


“At this point I reveal myself in my true colors, as a stick-in-the-mud. I hold a number of beliefs that have been repudiated by the liveliest intellects of our time. I believe order is better than chaos, creation better than destruction. I prefer gentleness to violence, forgiveness to vendetta. On the whole I think that knowledge is preferable to ignorance, and I am sure that human sympathy is more valuable than ideology. I believe that in spite of the recent triumphs of science, men haven’t changed much in the last two thousand years; and in consequence we must try to learn from history. History is ourselves.

I believe in courtesy, the ritual by which we avoid hurting other people’s feelings, by satisfying our own egos. And I think we should remember that we are all part of a great whole, which for convenience we call nature. All living things are our brothers and sisters.”

- Kenneth Clark, “Civilization”

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A very good Credo -- words to live by.
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then I suppose I'm one too

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Apr 1, 2017 13:58:00   #
pafret Loc: Northeast
 
badbobby wrote:
then I suppose I'm one too


You certainly are BadBob, pretty exclusive club too!

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Apr 1, 2017 15:46:51   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
badbobby wrote:
then I suppose I'm one too


A grade 'A' stick-in-the-mud, my friend.

A fine and welcome post, Pafret.

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Apr 1, 2017 15:49:20   #
saltwind 78 Loc: Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
 
pafret, I am in complete agreement with your post. I sometimes lose it when I read the post of a r****t, anti- Semite or hard core Trump cult person that displays cognitive dissidence. I'm usually sorry for answering a crude remark as well. I guess I'm not perfect.
pafret wrote:
"A Stick-In-The-Mud..."


“At this point I reveal myself in my true colors, as a stick-in-the-mud. I hold a number of beliefs that have been repudiated by the liveliest intellects of our time. I believe order is better than chaos, creation better than destruction. I prefer gentleness to violence, forgiveness to vendetta. On the whole I think that knowledge is preferable to ignorance, and I am sure that human sympathy is more valuable than ideology. I believe that in spite of the recent triumphs of science, men haven’t changed much in the last two thousand years; and in consequence we must try to learn from history. History is ourselves.

I believe in courtesy, the ritual by which we avoid hurting other people’s feelings, by satisfying our own egos. And I think we should remember that we are all part of a great whole, which for convenience we call nature. All living things are our brothers and sisters.”

- Kenneth Clark, “Civilization”

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A very good Credo -- words to live by.
"A Stick-In-The-Mud..." br img https://... (show quote)

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Apr 1, 2017 15:51:29   #
missinglink Loc: Tralfamadore
 
pafret wrote:
"A Stick-In-The-Mud..."


“At this point I reveal myself in my true colors, as a stick-in-the-mud. I hold a number of beliefs that have been repudiated by the liveliest intellects of our time. I believe order is better than chaos, creation better than destruction. I prefer gentleness to violence, forgiveness to vendetta. On the whole I think that knowledge is preferable to ignorance, and I am sure that human sympathy is more valuable than ideology. I believe that in spite of the recent triumphs of science, men haven’t changed much in the last two thousand years; and in consequence we must try to learn from history. History is ourselves.

I believe in courtesy, the ritual by which we avoid hurting other people’s feelings, by satisfying our own egos. And I think we should remember that we are all part of a great whole, which for convenience we call nature. All living things are our brothers and sisters.”

- Kenneth Clark, “Civilization”

*************************************************

A very good Credo -- words to live by.
"A Stick-In-The-Mud..." br img https://... (show quote)


A very good post . I would say it is my cup of tea except for that forgiveness thingy.
I have been working on that for quite some time . Someday . . .

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Apr 1, 2017 16:04:01   #
pafret Loc: Northeast
 
missinglink wrote:
A very good post . I would say it is my cup of tea except for that forgiveness thingy.
I have been working on that for quite some time . Someday . . .



Yes, we all have that problem -- I think it is the Sicilian in us

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Apr 2, 2017 22:17:13   #
badbobby Loc: texas
 
slatten49 wrote:
A grade 'A' stick-in-the-mud, my friend.

A fine and welcome post, Pafret.



and you Sir Slatten
are stuck right beside me

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Apr 2, 2017 22:19:27   #
badbobby Loc: texas
 
missinglink wrote:
A very good post . I would say it is my cup of tea except for that forgiveness thingy.
I have been working on that for quite some time . Someday . . .


just turn the other cheek m l
unless it hurt like hell
then it's an eye for an eye

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Apr 3, 2017 21:42:46   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
badbobby wrote:
and you Sir Slatten
are stuck right beside me

Could you give me a little more elbow room, Senior Squid

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