Archive for August, 2005

Shel Silverstein

« 31 August 2005 | 10:49 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Stupid Pencil Maker
Some dummy built this pencil wrong,
The eraser’s down here where the point belongs,
And the point’s at the top – so it’s no good to me,
It’s amazing how stupid some people can be.



Dante

« 30 August 2005 | 7:44 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

I love to doubt as well as know.



Sir Arthur Eddington

« 29 August 2005 | 20:41 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

We used to think that if we knew one, we knew two, because one and one are two. We are finding that we must learn a great deal more about ‘and’.



Walter Bagehot

« 28 August 2005 | 19:48 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.



Nennius

« 27 August 2005 | 9:26 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

The Seven Ages.
The lives of three Wattles, the life of a hound.
The lives of three Hounds the life of a Steed.
The lives of three Steeds the life of a Man.
The lives of three Men, the life of an Eagle.
The lives of three Eagles the life of a Yew.
The lives of three Yews, The length [...]



Benjamin Disraeli

« 26 August 2005 | 6:02 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.