When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without number both from among the weak and the strong; it easily becomes a fashion.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 203 (1955)
More about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/81117/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #acceptability #acquiescence #cowardice #cowardliness #fashion #fear #respectability #socialcontract #socialill #timidity #weakness
Another fun idea for #NewYearsEve is to play some #Karaoke tunes. #ABCNotation is great for creating your own Karaoke #midi files. #TiMidity++ is a helpful midi player. What's your favorite #FOSS Karoke software. #FreeSoftware #OpenSource
A quotation from Franklin Roosevelt
Many voices are heard as we face a great decision. Comfort says, “Tarry a while.” Opportunism says, “This is a good spot.” Timidity asks, “How difficult is the road ahead?” […] If I know aught of the spirit and purpose of our Nation, we will not listen to Comfort, Opportunism, and Timidity. We will carry on.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933-1945)
Speech (1937-01-20), Inaugural Address, Washington, D.C.
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#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #franklinroosevelt #franklindroosevelt #franklindelanoroosevelt #fdr #resolution #determination #advancement #comfort #decision #decisionmaking #excuse #opportunism #progress #timidity
When young, we trust ourselves too much, and we trust others too little when old. Rashness is the error of youth, timid caution of age.
Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 363 (1820)
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#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #age #caution #gettingold #growingold #maturity #mistrust #overconfidence #rashness #selfconfidence #timidity #trust #youth
Strange to say, the first symptom of true love in a young man is timidity; in a young girl it is boldness. This is surprising, and yet nothing is more simple. It is the two sexes tending to approach each other and assuming each the other’s qualities.
[Et puis, chose bizarre, le premier symptôme de l’amour vrai chez un jeune homme, c’est la timidité, chez une jeune fille, c’est la hardiesse. Ceci étonne, et rien n’est plus simple pourtant. Ce sont les deux sexes qui tendent à se rapprocher et qui prennent les qualités l’un de l’autre.]
Victor Hugo (1802-1885) French writer
Les Misérables, Part 4 “St. Denis,” Book 3 “The House in the Rue Plumet,” ch. 6 (4.3.6) (1862) [tr. Hapgood (1887)]
Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/hugo-victor/75527/
#quote #quotes #quotation #boldness #courage #fear #love #men #rolereversal #timidity #truelove #women #youth #courtship #shyness
The true source of our sufferings, has been our timidity.
John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Essay (1765-09-30), “A Dissertation on the Canon and the Feudal Law,” No. 3, Boston Gazette
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/adams-john/75227/
#quote #quotes #quotation #apprehension #fear #selfinflicted #selfrestraint #suffering #timidity #trouble
Was nutzt man eigentlich für MIDIs, wenn man Software haben will, die in den letzten 6 Jahren mal aktualisiert wurde? (Looking at you, #timidity++)
A quotation from Roosevelt, Theodore:
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There is nothing to be done with that type of citizen of whom all that can be said is that he is harmless. Virtue which is dependent upon a sluggish circulation is not impressive. There is little place in active life for the timid good man.
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/72999/
#quote #quotes #quotation #action #activist #citizen #harmlessness #passivity #timidity #virtue
A quotation from La Rochefoucauld, Francois:
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We are held to our duty by laziness and timidity, but often our virtue gets all the credit.
[Pendant que la paresse et la timidité nous retiennent dans notre devoir, notre vertu en a souvent tout l’honneur.]
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-francois/71362/
#quote #quotes #quotation #character #cowardice #fear #hypocrisy #laziness #motivation #shame #sloth #timidity #virtue
A quotation from Anstey, F.:
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He was not a strong-minded man; but he had one quality which is almost as valuable a safeguard against temptation as strength of mind — namely, timidity.
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/anstey-f/68329/
#quote #quotes #quotation #cowardice #fear #strength #temptation #timidity #willpower
A quotation from Richter, Jean-Paul:
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A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/richter-jean-paul/3280/
#quote #quotes #quotation #anxiety #bravery #courage #cowardice #danger #fear #timidity
Good day everybody !
On #Linux, I use #timidity, #lilypond, #frescobaldi to write some music. Has any of you used that kind of software on #FreeBSD ? Is it running smooth ?
Any link to music creation on freebsd is welcome.
Today's poem:
[It was deep April, and the morn]
- by Michael Field
https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/720541425420386304/it-was-deep-april-and-the-morn?source=share
#poetry #MichaelField #character #brazen #fierce #independent #courageous #zest #timidity #life #fulness
Today's poem:
The Split
- by Marie Howe
https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/712490318706114560/the-split?source=share
#poetry #self #facets #characteristics #personality #MarieHowe #awareness #personhood #independence #timidity #daring #feistiness
#keir_starmer #rachel_reeves #labour #labourism #brexit #redistribution #timidity #dishonesty #maze
Toot Redux (first published 30th September 2021)
Because I keep forgetting how to do this, and the obscure forum URL I have bookmarked for this is bound to go away sooner or later, here is how to convert a #midi to #wav data (which can then be encoded to anything you like using #ffmpeg; #mp3 in this example) with #timidity:
timidity -T 100 inputfile.mid -Ow -o - | ffmpeg -y -i - -ab 128k "outputfile.mp3"
Where the '-T' value is tempo percentage; 100 does nothing in this case, but 200 would double the tempo, 50 would halve it, etc.
The other part of the timidity toolchain is having the #freepats #soundfont installed, and configuring timidity to use it. (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Timidity%2B%2B)
I think most #linux distros have timidity/freepats packages. #audio
