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A quotation from Montesquieu

What orators lack in depth, they give you in length.
 
[Ce qui manque aux orateurs en profondeur, ils vous le donnent en longueur.]

Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689–1755) French political philosopher
Pensées Diverses [Assorted Thoughts], # 828 / 1086 (1720-1755) [tr. Clark (2012)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/85620/

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A quotation from Jane Austen

We are of each an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room, and be handed down to posterity with all of the eclat of a proverb.

Jane Austen (1775-1817) English author
Pride and Prejudice, ch. 18 [Elizabeth] (1813)

More about this quote: wist.info/austen-jane/64549/

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A quotation from Thomas Carlyle

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better. Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow as Time.

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/66172…

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A quotation from #Nietzsche, Friedrich:

«
Mystical explanations are considered deep; the truth is, they are not even shallow.

[Die mystischen Erklärungen gelten für tief; die Wahrheit ist, dass sie noch nicht einmal oberflächlich sind.]
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/nietzsche-friedrich/68356/

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Dear Friends of wer-lobsters,
:hearthands:
Glad to be back on #Univeseodon with an old #avatar and an #empty mind. #Hope everyone is as #well as #unexpected. I have been programming in #bashscript on #Puppy #Linux, roving the fediverse and learning about:

- foods made without fish (I know it's strange but they exist)
- atheism for theists
- not drinking whines and wines of Oz (earthy)
- not swearing in other languages
- hats that reach to the ground (They are IT)
- Arti-ficial Insurrection (Reboot Power)

... and all manner of #wonder, irrelevence, trivia and #profundity (not in any order)
oh yes "Hell O Whirled" ... think that is moi all up to dates ...
#Intro #introductions

#Honolulu's #HealingStones (#Kapaemahu) #Celebrate #Native #Trans #Ancestors

A beautiful #exhibit gives #context and #profundity to #Oahu’s joyful #Pride #celebration

#Legend has it that these four #healers, who lived between what was traditionally expected of #males and #females, transferred their curative energy to the stones before departing.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Hawaii #IndigenousPeople #History

https://www.outtraveler.com/indigenous-travel/waikiki-healing-stones-trans

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2023/01/feeling-in-awe-take-walk-visual-art/672617/?utm_source=feed #TheAtlantic: THE QUIET #PROFUNDITY OF EVERYDAY #AWE - That feeling—of being in the #presence of something vast—is good for us. And, counterintuitively, it can often be found in completely unremarkable circumstances By #DacherKeltner - "When we asked #research participants to track experiences of awe in a daily diary.. they found it in the ordinary: a friend’s generosity, a leafy tree’s play of light...We need that everyday awe.. #books #bookstodon #wonder #spirituality