On Thursday, July 28, 2011 02:09:20 PM Kent A. Reed did opine: > Gentle persons: > > Mark's phrase "so I do not repeat childish mistakes" is the reason I > subscribe to lists like this one, where people who get things done don't > withhold their life lessons just so someone else has to suffer (which a > particularly nasty form of 'Schaden Freude', I think). > > When I was young, I was struck by one of Benjamin Franklin's writings in > his "Poor Richard's Almanac." He said "experience is an expensive > teacher, but fools will have no other." > > More recently, I saw an e-signature that said "Learn from the mistakes > of others, life is too short to make them all yourself." > How gloriously true Kent, thanks for the chuckle.
> Live long and prosper. > > Regards, > Kent > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. > Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. > Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Quantum Mechanics is a lovely introduction to Hilbert Spaces! -- Overheard at last year's Archimedeans' Garden Party ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
