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Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant, they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy yourachievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Excersise caution in your buisness affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue ehere is, many persons strive for high ideals, and everwhere in life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantiment it is perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholsome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and stars, you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you concive Him to be, and whatever your labours and aspirations, in the noisy confuusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all it's sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
Found in an old Baltimore church dated 1692
Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant, they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy yourachievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Excersise caution in your buisness affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue ehere is, many persons strive for high ideals, and everwhere in life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantiment it is perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholsome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and stars, you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you concive Him to be, and whatever your labours and aspirations, in the noisy confuusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all it's sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
Found in an old Baltimore church dated 1692
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I'm not a religious person, but I find that quite charming and relaxing and relevant tbh.
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Crisis what crisis...? Supertramp 1975.
Has that found its way into a song Stewarty ? It definitely rings a bell. |
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The text was widely distributed in poster form and in late 1971 and early 1972, Les Crane's spoken-word recording of Desiderata peaked at #8 on the Billboard chart and #6 on the UK Melody Maker's chart. The makers of the record assumed that the poem was too old to be in copyright, but the publicity surrounding the record led to clarification of Ehrmann's authorship and his family eventually receiving royalties.
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Never been in a song to my knowledge Duncan.
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Were they aware of the universe in 1692?
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Well before that Rocket.
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Stewarty...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxrsNCLr_xk |
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Copycat Duncan. My late father handed me that approx 25 years ago.
It had been given to him at an AA meeting. |
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Copycat Duncan. My late father handed me that approx 25 years ago.
It had been given to him at an AA meeting. |
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PS It took me about 20 minutes to type that a only use the one finger.
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*as
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It also says on the sheet......
Printed to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Billing & Sons Limited. Anyways, not worth nit picking over. Rather poingant I thought, and food for thought. |
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People who use more than one finger are tarts imo stewarty.
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Christ Feck, I wish I could type properlty. mrs stew tried to teach me but to no avail.
Having said that, she uses eight fingers and her thumbs.  I didn't know what face was appropriate! |
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Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you concive Him to be, and whatever your labours and aspirations, in the noisy confuusion of life keep peace with your soul.
Amazing to have the ability to write such a poem and yet not be capable of avoiding a basic spelling mistake. |
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Max Ehrmann (1872-1945) > 1692
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Just what you need when stressed, a pile of religious claptrap to make you seethe at Americans more.
Not that they had Americans in 1692 I suppose. |
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Baltimore's history has always been shaped by the sea, so much so that in 1631 much of the population was carried off by pirates, never to be seen again – an event known as the Sack of Baltimore. The castle of Dún na Séad (the Fort of the Jewels) from which the village takes its Irish name was also sacked by seaborne invaders more than once in its long career. Happily, the village recovered fully from these early setbacks and today the labyrinth of creeks and coves which was once the haunt of pirates is a playground for seafarers of a more peaceful kind.
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That's more cool. Cheers.
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it - wasn't - written - in - 1692. Try 1927.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiderata |
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*Alan Partridge voice* - I belieeeeeve we've established that
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Smell my cheese you mother
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Smell it
(If it's established it's not very well established, given the above posts) |
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Think them same pirates(Africans) also came up the Thames and tried the same trick,Suppose we can only be thankful in this day and age there,s no pirates around trying to take whats not rightfully theirs.
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How to get from pleasant life affirming poem to racist arsewit in a dozen posts.
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Are u for real? nothing racist or meant to be in that.
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I believe over a million English and sometimes Scottish people who lived on the coast were kidnapped into slavery by the Africans. Think it was the King of Tunisia who was the worst for it. He would select a load of them each day to try out new methods of torture. His favourite was hanging them upside down and slicing off as much of their skin as he could before they died.
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Either Tunisia or Morocco. Can't remember.
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is it established that the Baltimore hit by pirates is in county Cork? or are people just spouting random sh1te?
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If I misread you lapsy, I'm genuinely sorry. I thought you were being sarcastic tryign to make a 'political' comment
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Baltimore
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.../Sack_of_Baltimore
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Calm down people. My original post was in no way intended to be religious, just soothing on the mind to some.
I'm an atheist and believe we are nothing more than a cosmic accident. I know that might sound mind boggling, but look at the facts. Stephen Hawking has spent most of his life studying black holes. He believes that if you fell into one and survived, there's a strong possobility that you would come out into another universe. Then there's the event horizon.... Then we have proof (due to the Hubble telescope) that the universe is expanding by 1,000,000 miles every day. And so it goes on. Yet noboby han answer the Holy Grail question..... What was there before the big bang??? |
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Stewie, Brian, and Stewie's return pad.
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Funnily enough Stuart I am reading an exceptionally good book about all that kind of sh*t just now and it's very rarely I give a glowing review for a book.
It's called 'Facts and Speculations of Science' by George Gamow. It is an old book, I think first published in 1947 and revised every decade or so since. |
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I will look into that Rocket. Many thanks.
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Another point I may add. No matter how much you win punting, trading, arbing etc. you can't take the money with you when the grim reaper appears.
Fk leaving it to the kids and cousins etc. Leave something to those who cared/looked after you in life by all means. The rest, treat youself. We're only here for a visit. |
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Leave something to those who cared/looked after you in life by all means. The rest, treat youself.
We're only here for a visit. I'm happy to sacrifice my enjoyment for the benefit of my family. |
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Each to his own mr angry.
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