A quotation from Nicolas Chamfort

Nature meant there to be illusions for the wise as well as the foolish, so that the wise should not be made too unhappy by their wisdom.
 
[La Nature a voulu que les illusions fussent pour les sages comme pour les fous, afin que les premiers ne fussent pas trop malheureux par leur propre sagesse.]

Nicolas Chamfort (1741-1794) French writer, epigrammist (b. Nicolas-Sébastien Roch)
Products of Perfected Civilization [Produits de la Civilisation Perfectionée], Part 1 “Maxims and Thoughts [Maximes et Pensées],” ch. 1, ¶ 76 (1795) [tr. Mathers (1926)]

Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/chamfort-nicolas/767…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #comfort #fool #foolish #illusion #misery #reality #truth #wisdom #wise

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq855lx87z3o

trump’s Qatari plane needs so many upgrades it may face flight restrictions and need a military escort —
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-qatari-plane-needs-many-171727881.html

The US Air Force has been tasked with modifying the Qatari jet gifted to trump. It could cost US $1B to upgrade — https://uk.news.yahoo.com/us-air-force-tasked-modifying-130643537.html
#grift #Qatar #trump #emoluments #EmolumentsClause #folly #foolish #NatSec (as if anyone in this administration cares)

#foolish : marked with, or exhibiting, folly

- French: bête

- Italian: tonto

- Portuguese: tolo

- Spanish: tonto

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See previous words @ https://wordofthehour.org/r/past

Friday, May 2, 2025

Ukraine destroys 83,000 Russian targets using drones in April, Syrskyi says, up 8% on March — Delayed cluster munitions explode in Kyiv after Russian drone attack — Trump’s peace effort ignores thousands of Ukrainians still tortured in Russian captivity — Russia, North Korea building bridge to create ‘road of friendship’ — and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/friday-may-2-2025/

Most plausible combination of components easily available to me: #foolish #mortal, you didn’t actually expect to accomplish anything useful while I burned through all available CPU for no apparent reason, did you?

Combination of components we will never use: works without burning CPU. (Only singly obsolete.)

Combination of components representing goalposts of this project: also works without burning CPU. (Not yet obsolete.)

Too much seems to depend on the container host.

Beware of the #dangers of #Silicon #Dioxide!

- Silicon Dioxide is a side product of dehydration of #asbestos
- Inhaling Silicon Dioxide causes #silicosis which is a condition that can fatally damage the lungs
- Silicon Dioxide is commonly used to contain #DihydrogenMonoxide
- Silicon Dioxide is a substance frequently warned about on packages
- Silicon Dioxide is used to manufacture #5G endpoint devices
- Silicon Dioxide is used by the #military to direct the effect of #TerahertzRadiation at the intended target
- Silicon Dioxide is a chemical known to the State of #California to cause #cancer.
- Silicon Dioxide is an essential component of #Molotov Cocktails
- Substantial amounts of Silicon Dioxide are often among trash washed up by the sea
- Silicon Dioxide, even in form of medium sized crystals, is a known "chicken killer"
- Silicon Dioxide is, as known for a long time, where the #foolish man built his home
- Silicon Dioxide is a commonly used extinguishing agent for Class D fires
- Contact with Silicon Dioxide often causes bleeding and injuries up to and including death
- Silicon Dioxide is used to enhance the effect of abrasive blasting, and can even chip away at steel
- Silicon Dioxide is often shipped alongside other dangerous chemicals such as #SulfuricAcid
- Just small quantities of Silicon Dioxide in your bed can cause #insomnia

Despite all this, even today Silicon Dioxide is still used as a building material for homes! #SiliconDioxide #conspiracy

(sorry for repost, had a massive typo)

We in The Confused Greenies of Players' Patchwork Theatre Company thought that today (the first day of the month of April) was an appropriate time to... uh.... announce our... um.... 2025 "season" .... Yeah... Enjoy!

#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Dalek #DoctorWho #Parody #Anime #SnowWhite #AprilFools #AprilFoolsDay #Fool #Foolish #Fools

🤗🐑🐏🐰🐇✝️👑🕊️❤️‍🔥💒🩵🩷🌐🌎💦💮💠💐🏵️🌼🌻🌺🌹🌸🌷❇️🪻🪷💁🏿*Upon the Cross Extended!*The cross I’ll place before me!*Its saving pow’r be o’er me!*Wherever I may be!*Thine innocence revealing!*Thy love!*& mercy sealing!*The pledge of truth!*& constancy!🤗✝️👑🕊️❤️‍🔥💒🩵🩷🌐🌎💦🐑🐏🐰🐇💮💠💐🏵️🌼🌻🌺🌹🌸🌷❇️🪻🪷🤗

#Tuesday #Devotional #Cross #Power #GOD #Love #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Believe #Faith #Hope #Peace #Sad #Foolish

🤗🐑🐏🐰🐇✝️👑🕊️❤️‍🔥💒🩵🩷🌐🌎💦💁🏿*Upon the Cross Extended!*The cross I’ll place before me!*Its saving pow’r be o’er me!*Wherever I may be!*Thine innocence revealing!*Thy love!*& mercy sealing!*The pledge of truth!*& constancy!🤗✝️👑🕊️❤️‍🔥💒🩵🩷🌐🌎💦🐑🐏🐰🐇🤗

#Tuesday #Devotional #Cross #Power #GOD #Love #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Believe #Faith #Hope #Peace #Sad #Foolish

*~*Upon the Cross Extended!*The cross I’ll place before me!*Its saving pow’r be o’er me!*Wherever I may be!*Thine innocence revealing!*Thy love!*& mercy sealing!*The pledge of truth!*& constancy!*~*

#Tuesday #Devotional #Cross #Power #GOD #Love #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Believe #Faith #Hope #Peace #Sad #Foolish

It's the first of April so our troupe of fools encourages you to have foolish fun and folly today - and in fact everyday! We're not talking cruel pranks but the joys being mirthful and silly can bring to life!

#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #SCA #MySCA #AprilFools #AprilFoolsDay #Fool #Foolish #Fools

🤗💜💛💚💙🩵🩷🧡🌐🌎🤔😜🤪🥸🧐✝️👑🕊️❤️‍🔥❤️🏩🤍💒💗🛖🏡🏠🏘️💁‍♀️*For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing!*but to us who are being saved!*it is the power of God!🤗💜💛💚💙🩵🩷🧡🌐🌎🤔😜🤪🥸🥸✝️👑🕊️❤️‍🔥❤️🏩🤍💒💗🛖🏡🏠🏘️🤗

#Tuesday #Devotional #Power #GOD #Love #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Believe #Faith #Hope #Peace #Sad #Foolish

🤗❤️🏩🤍💒💗💜💛💚💙🩵🩷🧡❤️‍🔥🌐🌎🤔😜🤪🥸🧐✝️👑🕊️❤️‍🔥❤️🏩🤍💒💗💁🏿*Christ the Wisdom!*& Power of God!🤗💜💛💚💙🩵🩷🧡🌐🌎🤔😜🤪🥸🧐✝️👑🕊️❤️‍🔥❤️🏩🤍💒💗🤗

🤗💜💛💚💙🩵🩷🧡🌐🌎🤔😜🤪🥸🧐✝️👑🕊️❤️‍🔥❤️🏩🤍💒💗🛖🏡🏠🏘️💁‍♀️*For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing!*but to us who are being saved!*it is the power of God!🤗💜💛💚💙🩵🩷🧡🌐🌎🤔😜🤪🥸🥸✝️👑🕊️❤️‍🔥❤️🏩🤍💒💗🛖🏡🏠🏘️🤗

#Tuesday #Devotional #Power #GOD #Love #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Believe #Faith #Hope #Peace #Sad #Foolish

*~*1 Corinthians 1:18*~*

*~*Christ the Wisdom!*& Power of God!*~*

*~*For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing!*but to us who are being saved!*it is the power of God!*~*

#Tuesday #Devotional #Power #GOD #Love #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Believe #Faith #Hope #Peace #Sad #Foolish

Elon Musk and his failing attempts to be funny:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Vcak7YlCo #foolish #muskrat #humor

Today's Daily Scripture Pic: Impacting Your Parents
Proverbs 15:20 – “Wise children make their parents happy. Foolish children bring them shame.”

#scripture #bibleverse #parents #children #kids #future #raisingkids #wisdom #happiness #foolish #shame

#ScientificAmerican

#Trump’s #Pentagon Is Making a Big #Mistake in #Denying #Climate_Change

The U.S. Military Will Be Less Prepared to Fight if Climate Cuts Proceed

The U.S. Department of Defense suddenly pretending that climate change isn’t real is penny-wise and pound #foolish

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trumps-pentagon-is-making-a-big-mistake-in-denying-climate-change/

#thinker #old #foolish #curmudgeon

- Бачили гівно-іранський дрон-камікадзе із підводним запуском?
- А нафіга це? Якщо для орків, то треба було робити сортірний запуск. А хто під водою, аквалангіст-камікадзе? А ота кришка, яка кудись летить, закручуючись піропатроном, вона теж когось вбиває?
#iran #drone #foolish