Enough of the Headmistress and the other denizens of the staff room, I'm having a day off from all this crap.
Garth George supplies the entry to a few things worth pondering this morning. Apart from giving a couple more reasons to disregard Mallard as a member of the human race he gives us a quote from Herbert Spencer, the 19th century philosopher, and it is something that we all, and I very much include myself in this, would do well to think about before we open our mouths.
'There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is a proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation'
I am happy in my own mind that I know enough about all those I currently hold in contempt, so much so that I really don't want t know more.
A few more things from the 1800's worth pondering.
'Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.'
'Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society.'
'The ultimate effect of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.'
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