Mail on Sunday
Apr 17th 2008, 5:32 pm
#136
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Re: Mail on Sunday
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave - Christian Nevell Bovee 1820-1904
The greatest braggarts are usually the biggest cowards- Jean Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778, Swiss Political Philosopher, Educationist, Essayist
The greatest braggarts are usually the biggest cowards- Jean Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778, Swiss Political Philosopher, Educationist, Essayist
Apr 17th 2008, 5:40 pm
#137
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 3,020
Re: Mail on Sunday
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave - Christian Nevell Bovee 1820-1904
The greatest braggarts are usually the biggest cowards- Jean Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778, Swiss Political Philosopher, Educationist, Essayist
The greatest braggarts are usually the biggest cowards- Jean Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778, Swiss Political Philosopher, Educationist, Essayist
Apr 17th 2008, 5:48 pm
#138
Assimilated Pauper
Joined: Mar 2005
Location: Ontario
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Re: Mail on Sunday
I don't know that this holds in a military context, Generals Patton and Schwartzkopf are famous braggarts but surely not cowards.
Apr 17th 2008, 5:52 pm
#139
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Re: Mail on Sunday
No Bazz there is only one person talking bollocks on here and thats you.
Apr 17th 2008, 9:35 pm
#140
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Re: Mail on Sunday
Amen to that!
Apr 18th 2008, 1:56 am
#141
Islander
Joined: Jun 2005
Location: Toronto, woo!
Posts: 953
Re: Mail on Sunday
What about morals? A higher purpose? The idea that some things are greater than the individual? We're human beings not rats.
Apr 18th 2008, 3:25 am
#142
Born again atheist
Joined: Jul 2005
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Posts: 30,259
Re: Mail on Sunday
Are you sure? 'Cos that all sounds a bit socialist to me.
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Apr 18th 2008, 3:40 am
#143
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Joined: Jan 2004
Location: Cascadian Autonomous Elysian Region
Posts: 5,069
Re: Mail on Sunday
Really ? Maybe BE is remotely civilised but humanity is an apalling cesspit of greed, nastiness, anger, cruelty and sickness.
I'm all for seeing the good in people, but it pays (in terms of caution an self-preservation) to see the bad too.
R.
I'm all for seeing the good in people, but it pays (in terms of caution an self-preservation) to see the bad too.
R.
