12 June 2011

Clear Your Mind

“My dear friend, clear your mind of cant. You may talk as other people do: you may say to a man, ‘Sir, I am your most humble servant.’ You are not his most humble servant...You may talk in this manner; it is a mode of talking in Society; but don’t think foolishly.”

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., James Boswell (1791)
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous12 June, 2011 23:41

    Apparemment nous sommes revenus à nos moutons.

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  2. Anonyme13 June, 2011 02:02

    Évidemment!

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