Private faces in public places
Are wiser and nicer
Than public faces in private places
—W. H. Auden, in the dedication to his verse play ‘The Orators.’ Quoted by Hannah Arendt in her acceptance speech for the Sonning Prize for Contributions to European Civilization, 1975
A quotation from Thomas Carlyle
All greatness is unconscious, or it is little and naught.
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
Essay (1837-12-06), “On Sir Walter Scott,” The London and Westminster Review, No. 12/55, Art. 2 (1838-01)
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/carlyle-thomas/76248…
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#modesty : that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance
- French: modestie
- German: die Bescheidenheit
- Italian: modestia
- Portuguese: modéstia
- Spanish: modestia
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ELMIRE: However high the passion which inflames us,
Still, to confess its power somehow shames us.
[Quelque raison qu’on trouve à l’amour qui nous dompte,
On trouve à l’avouer toujours un peu de honte.]
Molière (1622-1673) French playwright, actor [stage name for Jean-Baptiste Poquelin]
Tartuffe, or the Hypocrite [Le Tartuffe, ou L’Imposteur], Act 4, sc. 5 (1669) [tr. Wilbur (1963)]
Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/moliere/76055/
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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld
We refuse praise from a desire to be praised twice.
[Le refus des louanges est un désir d’être loué deux fois.]
François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶149 (1665-1678) [tr. Kronenberger (1959)]
Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…
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This entrenched position
I got myself locked into
without thinking things through
(which I too often tend to do)
is beginning to disintegrate
My hard line intransigence
now blowing back in my face
as the relentless forces of truth
lay waste to played out arguments
How to exit this pit gracefully
with even a shred of dignity
is not gonna be easy
for #modesty challenged me
in this social media communications age
where every rant pronouncement
is recorded permanently...
Guess it's best to take the hit
and acknowledge before the congregation
that I am full of shit
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Modesty / Modestie
feat. Esther
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I wonder how many younger people understand that pubic hair in porn was not just some weird thing that happened in the 70s when the hippies were growing out their body hair. Not only was a hairy bush the default, but often a woman's pubic hair covered up *just enough* to allow more open porn poses, meaning we got to see more, not less.
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Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: Mystra, Peloponnese, Greece.
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A quotation NOT from Rogers, Will:
«
I never expected to see the day when girls would get sunburned in the places they do today.
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/rogers-will/36123/
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@srol @etherdiver I like to share compliments, especially for indie/diy musicians who may have a hard time finding an audience. #Fedi is really awesome for building community, imo.
Speaking of which, local fave #Modesty has a new track out that I like a lot: https://modestymusic.bandcamp.com/track/want-you-2
