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ciceronianus
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Posted 11/04/09 - 03:23 PM:	#11
baden511 wrote: Ok, let me put on my Victorian rhetoric hat to answer that: ‘Tis I realize, a certain failing to covet admiration, but a failing to which I willingly admit, and to be scorned is a blow my ego cannot abide. Self-consciousness hath not the strength to stall a tsunami of pride betimes, and though it may consume the bearer before overwhelming the target, it bears in its waves at least the brine of honesty that may, all fault notwithstanding, salt the mind of the plain and unseasoned with a little of that essence that drives us to ponder and wonder from the start. [Hat off] I may be open to the accusation that I take myself too seriously at times, but my original post, though somewhat unorthodox, had communicative quality. Caldwell’s communication to me had little or none. My point is that I think a little bit of colour should be tolerated here as long as it’s done with thought and effort. P.S. I make no claims as to the historical accuracy of my “Victorian rhetoric.” &lsquo Fair enough. But I will put on my stoic hat and reply that there are things in our control, and things outside our control, and that if you concern yourself with things outside your control, you are a slave to them, and will never know tranquility.
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Posted 11/04/09 - 06:23 PM:	#12
ciceronianus wrote: Fair enough. But I will put on my stoic hat and reply that there are things in our control, and things outside our control, and that if you concern yourself with things outside your control, you are a slave to them, and will never know tranquility. Yeah, I know. Anyway, I've vented my spleen and I feel great. Anyone for tennis?
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Posted 11/06/09 - 10:14 AM:	#13
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Posted 11/06/09 - 11:33 AM:	#14
Oh, shut up.

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0 of 1 people found this post helpful Posted 11/06/09 - 12:19 PM:	#15
What witty repartee Incision!
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Posted 11/06/09 - 12:32 PM:	#16
I think this thread should be moved to ethics because it deals with the proper conduct of moderators.
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1 of 1 people found this post helpful Posted 11/06/09 - 01:36 PM:	#17
What rot. It is obviously a logic thread - albeit a rather poor one, so far.
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Posted 11/06/09 - 02:39 PM:	#18
ciceronianus wrote: [quote=baden511]Fair enough. But I will put on my stoic hat and reply that there are things in our control, and things outside our control, and that if you concern yourself with things outside your control, you are a slave to them, and will never know tranquility. How do you determine what is "ouside" or "inside" of my control? Or maybe I should ask, is "inside" me?
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