A quotation from Kurt Vonnegut
Fascism was a fairly popular political philosophy which made sacred whatever nation and race the philosopher happened to belong to.
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922-2007) American novelist, journalist
Breakfast of Champions, ch. 17 (1973)
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/vonnegut-kurt-jr/768…
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POLYMESTOR: Shit.
Nothing is credible, not a good reputation
Nor that one who is lucky will not do badly in the end.
The gods churn these waters up back and forth
Mixing in confusion so that we worship them
In our ignorance.
[ΠΟΛΥΜΉΣΤΩΡ: φεῦ·
οὐκ ἔστιν οὐδὲν πιστόν, οὔτ᾿ εὐδοξία
οὔτ᾿ αὖ καλῶς πράσσοντα μὴ πράξειν κακῶς.
φύρουσι δ᾿ αὐτὰ θεοὶ πάλιν τε καὶ πρόσω
ταραγμὸν ἐντιθέντες, ὡς ἀγνωσίᾳ
σέβωμεν αὐτούς.]
Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist
Hecuba [Hekabe; Ἑκάβη], l. 956ff (c. 424 BC) [tr. @sentantiq (2020)]
Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/euripides/76763/
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A quotation from Josh Billings
Thare iz two men, prowling around, who want cluss watching, the one, that iz allwuz praizing, and the one, who iz allwuz kondeming, himself.
[There are two men, prowling around, who want close watching: the one that is always praising, and the one who is always condemning, himself.]
Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Trump Kards, ch. 14 “A Ghost” (1874)
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/billings-josh/75600/
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A quotation from Peters, Ellis:
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“God does indeed forbid,” said Radulfus dryly, “that we should make more of our virtues or our failings than is due. More than your due you shall not have of, neither praise nor blame.”
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/peters-ellis/3131/
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@obtener Quelle Surprise! Yet another #Weird #Billionaire, #Nepotistic, #Selfish, #SelfIndulgent #SelfCentered, #SelfAggrandizing, #SelfDealing #GOP #Trump #Lackey #Greedily #StuffiingTheirPockets at the expense of #EveryMan
One of the many reasons I don’t like #celebrity is that it is so #selfaggrandizing
I calculated #TaylorSwift’s donation to the shooting victim as 0.000091 of her #wealth.
Her #donation of $100,000 would be like me giving #less than $100 to somebody.
It sounds like a lot but really it’s just #inexpensive #advertising.
