2006-08-13

edenfalling: stylized black-and-white line art of a sunset over water (Default)
2006-08-13 01:09 pm
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Quote of the Day

Words, when written, crystallize history; their very structure gives permanence to the unchangeable past.
---Francis Bacon


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I'd argue that myself -- I don't believe in permanance, not really, not past a few centuries or a few millennia if you're astoundingly lucky -- but it's certainly worth some thought, and I like the spirit of the idea, if not the technicalities. :-)
edenfalling: stylized black-and-white line art of a sunset over water (Default)
2006-08-13 01:09 pm
Entry tags:

Quote of the Day

Words, when written, crystallize history; their very structure gives permanence to the unchangeable past.
---Francis Bacon


...

I'd argue that myself -- I don't believe in permanance, not really, not past a few centuries or a few millennia if you're astoundingly lucky -- but it's certainly worth some thought, and I like the spirit of the idea, if not the technicalities. :-)