"Because we could not get the best, we will have to make do with the mediocre".
-member of Leipzig City Council on the appointment of J.S.Bach-
Well, that Councilmember left nothing for posterity - His memory is accorded with contempt whilst the patrimony of JSBach will be remembered throughout the ages.
*If a man wants God to hear his prayer quickly, then before he prays for anything else, even his own soul, when he stands and stretches out his hands towards God, he must pray with all his heart for his enemies. Through this action God will hear everything that he asks* -Abba Zeno-
*Protagoras: "Truth is subjective. What is true for you, and what is true for me, is true for me. Your opinion is true by virtue of its being your opinion."
*Socrates: "My opinion is: Truth is absolute, not opinion, and that you are in absolute error. Since this is my opinion, then according to your philosophy you must grant that it is true."
"Improvisational Art": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSxVO3EoCRM
What a dreadful man!
Speaking of insults from the last, there are some beauties here - http://www.insults.net/html/oscar_wilde/index.html
Oscar Wilde was a b-atch
Oscar Wilde was a limp-wristed wimp from the northern side of the railroad tracks.
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