Alastair Scott wrote: > > On Thursday 09 May 2002 8:31 pm, J. Craig Woods wrote: > > > > Praedor, when working with any OS, you must always remember the very > > wise words of Mr. Emerson: "Character is built upon the debris of > > dispair". > > Emerson is wonderfully quotable, and I'm an (improbable) admirer of the > Transcendentalists. > > Particularly apposite with 8.2: > > "Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds; given consistency a great > soul has nothing to do." > > Regarding Microsoft: > > "The louder they talk of honour, the faster we count the spoons." > > Regarding Linux: > > "All life is an experiment, and the more experiments you make the > better." > > (disclaimer - from memory) > > Alastair > -- > Alastair Scott (London, United Kingdom) > http://www.unmetered.org.uk/ >
Very nice indeed, Mr Scott. And it aptly demonstrates a contention I have long held: not every limey is an Empiricist, looking at all times for Mr. Hume. I am not sure about others but that does this yankee's heart good. Dr John, -- J. Craig Woods UNIX/NT Network/System Administration http://www.trismegistus.net "Character is built on the debris of dispair" --Emerson
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