Re: [NTLK] [OT] Deteriorata was Football and nationalism

From: Mark Rollins (mark_at_mrollins.com)
Date: Wed Jun 19 2002 - 10:22:37 EDT


> Subject: Re: [NTLK] [OT] Football and nationalism
> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 10:13:28 -0500

> As reflected in the Desiderata
> (http://acadia.bu.edu/johnk_html/Philosophy/Desiderata.html) "If you compare
> yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will
> be greater and lesser persons than yourself." I love this poem.

I prefer the Deteriorata

"Speak glowingly of those greater than yourself, and heed well their advice,
even though they be turkeys. "

http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/mwhitson/deteriorata.html

Mark Rollins
mark_at_mrollins.com
www.mrollins.com

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