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  1. Div, or: Ce

    A Sijo

    beneath late spring snowbanks
    runoff hollows channels unseen;
    children romp across snowfields still
    where meltwater tunnels widen;
    by twilight the dark pressure
    strains against the softening crust

    Sijo?

    A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical. The first half of the line contains six to nine syllables; the second half should contain no fewer than five. Originally intended as songs, sijo can treat romantic, metaphysical, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supplies a “turn,” and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.

    Let’s write poetry together!

    When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

    Ben Harper (b. 1969)

    Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

    #Conceit #Divorce #Marriage #Metaphor #Poem #Poetry #Relationships #Restraint #Sharing #Sijo #Transition
  2. "We must entrust the piloting of our [mecha] to 14-year-olds. We have no other choice."

    -Neon Genesis Evangelion E4

    #SeemsLegit #conceit #evangelion #anime

  3. A quotation from Ambrose Pierce

    CONCEIT, n. Self-respect in one whom we dislike.

    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
    “Conceit,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-08-12)

    More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/83247…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #conceit #ego #perspective #pride #selfcenteredness #selfrespect

  4. A quotation from Ambrose Pierce

    CONCEIT, n. Self-respect in one whom we dislike.

    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
    “Conceit,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-08-12)

    More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/83247…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #conceit #ego #perspective #pride #selfcenteredness #selfrespect

  5. A quotation from Ambrose Pierce

    CONCEIT, n. Self-respect in one whom we dislike.

    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
    “Conceit,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-08-12)

    More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/83247…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #conceit #ego #perspective #pride #selfcenteredness #selfrespect

  6. A quotation from Ambrose Pierce

    CONCEIT, n. Self-respect in one whom we dislike.

    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
    “Conceit,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-08-12)

    More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/83247…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #conceit #ego #perspective #pride #selfcenteredness #selfrespect

  7. A quotation from Ambrose Pierce

    CONCEIT, n. Self-respect in one whom we dislike.

    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
    “Conceit,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-08-12)

    More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/83247…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #conceit #ego #perspective #pride #selfcenteredness #selfrespect

  8. A quotation from The Bible

    Nothing is to be done out of jealousy or vanity; instead, out of humility of mind everyone should give preference to others, everyone pursuing not selfish interests but those of others.
     
    [μηδὲν κατ᾽ ἐριθείαν μηδὲ κατὰ κενοδοξίαν ἀλλὰ τῇ ταπεινοφροσύνῃ ἀλλήλους ἡγούμενοι ὑπερέχοντας ἑαυτῶν, μὴ τὰ ἑαυτῶν ἕκαστος σκοποῦντες ἀλλὰ [καὶ] τὰ ἑτέρων ἕκαστοι.]

    The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
    Philippians 2: 3-4 [NJB (1985)]

    More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-nt/23841/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bible #newtestament #philippians #ambition #community #conceit #ego #humility #jealousy #loveyourneighbor #mutualsupport #mutuality #neighbor #others #pride #selfishness #society #unselfishness

  9. A quotation from The Bible

    Nothing is to be done out of jealousy or vanity; instead, out of humility of mind everyone should give preference to others, everyone pursuing not selfish interests but those of others.
     
    [μηδὲν κατ᾽ ἐριθείαν μηδὲ κατὰ κενοδοξίαν ἀλλὰ τῇ ταπεινοφροσύνῃ ἀλλήλους ἡγούμενοι ὑπερέχοντας ἑαυτῶν, μὴ τὰ ἑαυτῶν ἕκαστος σκοποῦντες ἀλλὰ [καὶ] τὰ ἑτέρων ἕκαστοι.]

    The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
    Philippians 2: 3-4 [NJB (1985)]

    More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-nt/23841/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bible #newtestament #philippians #ambition #community #conceit #ego #humility #jealousy #loveyourneighbor #mutualsupport #mutuality #neighbor #others #pride #selfishness #society #unselfishness

  10. A quotation from The Bible

    Nothing is to be done out of jealousy or vanity; instead, out of humility of mind everyone should give preference to others, everyone pursuing not selfish interests but those of others.
     
    [μηδὲν κατ᾽ ἐριθείαν μηδὲ κατὰ κενοδοξίαν ἀλλὰ τῇ ταπεινοφροσύνῃ ἀλλήλους ἡγούμενοι ὑπερέχοντας ἑαυτῶν, μὴ τὰ ἑαυτῶν ἕκαστος σκοποῦντες ἀλλὰ [καὶ] τὰ ἑτέρων ἕκαστοι.]

    The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
    Philippians 2: 3-4 [NJB (1985)]

    More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-nt/23841/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bible #newtestament #philippians #ambition #community #conceit #ego #humility #jealousy #loveyourneighbor #mutualsupport #mutuality #neighbor #others #pride #selfishness #society #unselfishness

  11. A quotation from The Bible

    Nothing is to be done out of jealousy or vanity; instead, out of humility of mind everyone should give preference to others, everyone pursuing not selfish interests but those of others.
     
    [μηδὲν κατ᾽ ἐριθείαν μηδὲ κατὰ κενοδοξίαν ἀλλὰ τῇ ταπεινοφροσύνῃ ἀλλήλους ἡγούμενοι ὑπερέχοντας ἑαυτῶν, μὴ τὰ ἑαυτῶν ἕκαστος σκοποῦντες ἀλλὰ [καὶ] τὰ ἑτέρων ἕκαστοι.]

    The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
    Philippians 2: 3-4 [NJB (1985)]

    More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-nt/23841/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bible #newtestament #philippians #ambition #community #conceit #ego #humility #jealousy #loveyourneighbor #mutualsupport #mutuality #neighbor #others #pride #selfishness #society #unselfishness

  12. A quotation from The Bible

    Nothing is to be done out of jealousy or vanity; instead, out of humility of mind everyone should give preference to others, everyone pursuing not selfish interests but those of others.
     
    [μηδὲν κατ᾽ ἐριθείαν μηδὲ κατὰ κενοδοξίαν ἀλλὰ τῇ ταπεινοφροσύνῃ ἀλλήλους ἡγούμενοι ὑπερέχοντας ἑαυτῶν, μὴ τὰ ἑαυτῶν ἕκαστος σκοποῦντες ἀλλὰ [καὶ] τὰ ἑτέρων ἕκαστοι.]

    The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
    Philippians 2: 3-4 [NJB (1985)]

    More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-nt/23841/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bible #newtestament #philippians #ambition #community #conceit #ego #humility #jealousy #loveyourneighbor #mutualsupport #mutuality #neighbor #others #pride #selfishness #society #unselfishness

  13. A quotation from Bertrand Russell

    The man who underestimates himself is perpetually being surprised by success, whereas the man who overestimates himself is just as often surprised by failure. The former kind of surprise is pleasant, the latter unpleasant. It is therefore wise to be not unduly conceited, though also not too modest to be enterprising.

    Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
    Conquest of Happiness, Part 2, ch. 10 “Is Happiness Still Possible?” (1930)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/795…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #overestimation #conceit #ego #expectations #humility #pride #selfconfidence #selfesteem #selfevaluation #selfimage #underestimation #motivation

  14. A quotation from Bertrand Russell

    The man who underestimates himself is perpetually being surprised by success, whereas the man who overestimates himself is just as often surprised by failure. The former kind of surprise is pleasant, the latter unpleasant. It is therefore wise to be not unduly conceited, though also not too modest to be enterprising.

    Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
    Conquest of Happiness, Part 2, ch. 10 “Is Happiness Still Possible?” (1930)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/795…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #overestimation #conceit #ego #expectations #humility #pride #selfconfidence #selfesteem #selfevaluation #selfimage #underestimation #motivation

  15. A quotation from Bertrand Russell

    The man who underestimates himself is perpetually being surprised by success, whereas the man who overestimates himself is just as often surprised by failure. The former kind of surprise is pleasant, the latter unpleasant. It is therefore wise to be not unduly conceited, though also not too modest to be enterprising.

    Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
    Conquest of Happiness, Part 2, ch. 10 “Is Happiness Still Possible?” (1930)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/795…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #overestimation #conceit #ego #expectations #humility #pride #selfconfidence #selfesteem #selfevaluation #selfimage #underestimation #motivation

  16. A quotation from Bertrand Russell

    The man who underestimates himself is perpetually being surprised by success, whereas the man who overestimates himself is just as often surprised by failure. The former kind of surprise is pleasant, the latter unpleasant. It is therefore wise to be not unduly conceited, though also not too modest to be enterprising.

    Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
    Conquest of Happiness, Part 2, ch. 10 “Is Happiness Still Possible?” (1930)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/795…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #overestimation #conceit #ego #expectations #humility #pride #selfconfidence #selfesteem #selfevaluation #selfimage #underestimation #motivation

  17. A quotation from Bertrand Russell

    The man who underestimates himself is perpetually being surprised by success, whereas the man who overestimates himself is just as often surprised by failure. The former kind of surprise is pleasant, the latter unpleasant. It is therefore wise to be not unduly conceited, though also not too modest to be enterprising.

    Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
    Conquest of Happiness, Part 2, ch. 10 “Is Happiness Still Possible?” (1930)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/795…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #overestimation #conceit #ego #expectations #humility #pride #selfconfidence #selfesteem #selfevaluation #selfimage #underestimation #motivation

  18. A quotation from Moliere

    ELMIRE: No, amorous men are gullible. Their conceit
       So blinds them that they’re never hard to cheat.
     
    [Non; on est aisément dupé par ce qu’on aime.
    Et l’amour-propre engage à se tromper soi-même.]

    Molière (1622-1673) French playwright, actor [stage name for Jean-Baptiste Poquelin]
    Tartuffe, or the Hypocrite [Le Tartuffe, ou L’Imposteur], Act 4, sc. 3 (1669) [tr. Wilbur (1963)]

    Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/moliere/78138/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #moliere #tartuffe #amorousness #conceit #ego #folly #gullibility #love #lust #pride #selfbetrayal #selfdeceit #selfdeception #selflove #foolingyourself

  19. A quotation from Moliere

    ELMIRE: No, amorous men are gullible. Their conceit
       So blinds them that they’re never hard to cheat.
     
    [Non; on est aisément dupé par ce qu’on aime.
    Et l’amour-propre engage à se tromper soi-même.]

    Molière (1622-1673) French playwright, actor [stage name for Jean-Baptiste Poquelin]
    Tartuffe, or the Hypocrite [Le Tartuffe, ou L’Imposteur], Act 4, sc. 3 (1669) [tr. Wilbur (1963)]

    Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/moliere/78138/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #moliere #tartuffe #amorousness #conceit #ego #folly #gullibility #love #lust #pride #selfbetrayal #selfdeceit #selfdeception #selflove #foolingyourself

  20. A quotation from Moliere

    ELMIRE: No, amorous men are gullible. Their conceit
       So blinds them that they’re never hard to cheat.
     
    [Non; on est aisément dupé par ce qu’on aime.
    Et l’amour-propre engage à se tromper soi-même.]

    Molière (1622-1673) French playwright, actor [stage name for Jean-Baptiste Poquelin]
    Tartuffe, or the Hypocrite [Le Tartuffe, ou L’Imposteur], Act 4, sc. 3 (1669) [tr. Wilbur (1963)]

    Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/moliere/78138/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #moliere #tartuffe #amorousness #conceit #ego #folly #gullibility #love #lust #pride #selfbetrayal #selfdeceit #selfdeception #selflove #foolingyourself

  21. @gerrymcgovern

    Arrogance and entitlement barely scratches the surface; that argument (used by Zuck and various "AI" companies) boils down to "As long as we steal enough material, from enough different people, then it's not copyright infringement".

    Kind of the opposite of what Big Content argued in Napster et al, I think.

    Siccing Big Content's lawyers on Big Tech would have me reaching for the #popcorn.

    #arrogance #conceit #entitled #BigTech #copyright

  22. @sophiagaras @KimCrayton1
    In these situations, people are triggered or taught to hate in many ways, such as telling others that they are wrong and seeing our own views as being at odds with alternative views.

    Some other examples include seeing issues as having two sides, placing people into categories, and censoring or "canceling" others.

    #egotism #pride #vanity, #conceit #narcissism #psychopathy #egocentrism #egoism

  23. @sophiagaras @KimCrayton1
    In these situations, people are triggered or taught to hate in many ways, such as telling others that they are wrong and seeing our own views as being at odds with alternative views.

    Some other examples include seeing issues as having two sides, placing people into categories, and censoring or "canceling" others.

    #egotism #pride #vanity, #conceit #narcissism #psychopathy #egocentrism #egoism

  24. @sophiagaras @KimCrayton1
    In these situations, people are triggered or taught to hate in many ways, such as telling others that they are wrong and seeing our own views as being at odds with alternative views.

    Some other examples include seeing issues as having two sides, placing people into categories, and censoring or "canceling" others.

    #egotism #pride #vanity, #conceit #narcissism #psychopathy #egocentrism #egoism

  25. A quotation from Alcott, Louisa May:

    «
    You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/alcott-louisa-may/69

    #quote #quotes #quotation #abilities #conceit #ego #gifts #modesty #showingoff

  26. A quotation from Alcott, Louisa May:

    «
    You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/alcott-louisa-may/69

    #quote #quotes #quotation #abilities #conceit #ego #gifts #modesty #showingoff

  27. A quotation from Jerome, Jerome K.:

    «
    I don’t believe any man ever existed without vanity, and if he did he would be an extremely uncomfortable person to have anything to do with. He would, of course, be a very good man, and we should respect him very much. He would be a very admirable man — a man to be put under a glass case and shown round as a specimen — a man to be …
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/jerome-jermome-k/684

    #quote #quotes #quotation #vanity #conceit #ego #paragon #pride

  28. A co-worker's fake nails are so long, she couldn't pick up a credit card she dropped.

    I don't understand self created disability for appearances. .......

    #pride #appearance #beauty #conceit