Figures of Speech

Figures of Speech is a collection of over 1,500 quotes (and growing) from famous figures of our past. Giants from the past worthy of our remembrance. Co-authorship is recognized on each speech act (blog post). As these tidbits of romantic tendencies arise, 'ent-sprechen' emerges and the reflection subsides, ephemeral yet less so as we culturally transmit the Logos of learning and all that we value. 'O sepi to poli' is courtesy of Aristotle.

122 posts

Atomic Mimesis

by Niels Bohr and Douglas Adams in Figures of Speech

The ideal of creating something with novel utility is a matter of fact that demands awareness, anything less would be less than ideal. Tempering the imaginary from the useful is a tug-o-war in our "echo" system of an ecosystem. Is anyone listening to the redundancy our ways?

Focused Adversity Solving (aka Life)

by Epicurus and others in Figures of Speech

What do Nietzsche, Gauss, and Hegel have in common? They weren't born rich; they were Fried-rich. OK, that's a bad joke. Bad jokes are in the Oikos of planksip — a signature "move" you may call a blunder, but blunders have a way of sticking around. Ask Einstein.

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