Greetings, Archeobob, Thanks for the Sheldon link! Your quote struck me (it is compelling, I agree), and I did a little 'digging' (research). Here's another quote (from a thread on Snopes.com): In a letter to The Chicago Tribune (20 April 1971), John H. Collins, Professor of History at Northern Illinois University, reported that the following attribution to Cicero, Quote: The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. The mobs should be forced to work and not depend on government for subsistence. actually originated in A Pillar of Iron (1965), Taylor Caldwell's fictionalized account of the life of the senator. (In fact, Collins noted that it was on page 483 of the edition he had in hand.) Collins held that the alleged quotation "is totally without documentation," and that "the great bulk of [Caldwell's] quotations are false." He further observed that "[a] historical novelist has a perfect right to put invented conversations and anecdotes into a novel, but should not represent these inventions as authentic history." Ah well, the internet giveth; the internet taketh away. Happy Roasting, <Snip> Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free.http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
That does not render the concepts expressed in the ersatz Cicero quotation invalid however. Robert Yoder wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
As long as we're discussing quotations, one of my favorites of all time: "I'm sitting in the smallest room of my house. I have your letter before me. Soon it will be behind me." -- German composer Max Reeger to a music critic who wrote a review of Reeger's work. Followed closely by: "Bulshytt: Speech (typically but not necessarily commercial or political) that employs euphemism, convenient vagueness, numbing repetition, and other such rhetorical subterfuges to create the impression that something has been said." -- Neal Stephenson, writing a dictionary definition in his novel "Anathem." <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
"I'm sitting in the smallest room of my house. I have your letter before me. Soon it will be behind me." -- German composer Max Reeger to a music critic who wrote a review of Reeger's work. LMAO That is good! -- Ryan M. Ward *Note: This email was sent from a computer running Ubuntu Linux 9.10 (Karmic Koala)http://www.ubuntu.com**Note: This signature was placed here by me and is not automatically-generated-annoying-end-of-email-spam placed here by anyone other than myself. I am a Linux nut and am doing my part to support open source software and the Linux and Ubuntu communities by getting the word out with each email I send, I encourage you to do the same. <Snip> Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service.http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469228/direct/01/Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
... And I'm 3/4 through Anathem ~ gawd what a brick! But a fascinating read - no coffee yet. Bob ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What the Buddha said to the hot dog vendor: "Make me one with everything" -------------------------------------------------- From: "Phil Palmintere" Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 11:59 PM To: "'A list to discuss home coffee roasting. There are rules for this list,available at http://www.sweetmarias.com/maillistinfo.html'" Subject: Re: [Homeroast] Sheldon does Kopi OT As long as we're discussing quotations, one of my favorites of all time: "I'm sitting in the smallest room of my house. I have your letter before me. Soon it will be behind me." -- German composer Max Reeger to a music critic who wrote a review of Reeger's work. Followed closely by: "Bulshytt: Speech (typically but not necessarily commercial or political) that employs euphemism, convenient vagueness, numbing repetition, and other such rhetorical subterfuges to create the impression that something has been said." -- Neal Stephenson, writing a dictionary definition in his novel "Anathem." <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20Homeroast mailing list">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) : http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |