Bon mots from a few good women (dames, even, which is a whole other topic):
- When women go wrong, men go right after them. - Mae West
- I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot. - Marilyn Monroe
- If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. - Margaret Thatcher
Source: Brainy Quotes
After invading southern Greece and receiving the submission of other key city-states, Philip turned his attention to Sparta and asked menacingly whether he should come as friend or foe. The reply was "Neither." Losing patience, he sent the message:
If I invade Laconia, I shall turn you out.
The Spartan ephors again replied with a single word:
If.
Philip proceeded to invade Laconia, devastate much of it, and eject the Spartans from various parts.
Source: Plutarch, via Wikipedia
Me again. Saying "If" in response to some "if/then" statement that you want to be dismissive of is cool, but there are two points:
- It's a better story when the last sentence is left off. That "if" actually happened.
- Today I learned that laconic derives from Laconia, the city-state that Philip invaded.
Posted: Jun 06
Isabel
Doubt is the growing edge of faith, or truth. It means you’re taking the time to examine things.
Tom
Tom – Interesting. I’d never heard it called “the growing edge” before.
What an interesting and important corrective to the blind faith and ignorance that passes for open-mindedness! I do think that one must have been loved to be able to love. Babies die or sicken when they are deprived of basic, loving care. However, some experiences cannot be had until one takes that leap of faith into the unknown. One must have a degree of hope to run any experiment, including those in the spiritual realm. The doubt may remain while the experiment is running. The purpose of the experiment is to test those doubts, possibly eliminating them.
Laurna – “Some things need to be believed to be seen.” Like that, perhaps?