“They saw their injured country's woe;
The flaming town, the wasted field;
Then rushed to meet the insulting foe;
They took the spear, - but left the shield.”
―Philip Freneau
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And by a prudent flight and cunning save A life which valour could not, from the grave. A better buckler I can soon regain, But who can get another life again?
Archilochus
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
The Idealist
An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
"An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup."
Mencken is clearly wrong here. In the situation he describes the idealist would be one who insists that enjoying the scent of a beautiful rose is more life enhancing than filling one's belly with cabbage soup.
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"An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup."
Mencken is clearly wrong here. In the situation he describes the idealist would be one who insists that enjoying the scent of a beautiful rose is more life enhancing than filling one's belly with cabbage soup.
Actually, I think Mencken got it right... think "Hitler" or "Hirohito".
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