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Napoleon !
No obstacles fell in his way that seemed to him insurmountable. He
might be defeated, as he sometimes was, but he shrank from no
hardship through impatience, he fled from no danger through
cowardice.
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Quote of the day !
Good manners make any man a pleasure to be with. Ask any woman.
-- Peter Mayle (1939-) British Author and Writer -
About support..
Many people believe that support is something that you give to ( Read more... ) -
Quote of the day !
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven
for?
-- Robert Browning -
Is art useful/ necessary?
There are various aspects to art, that cover what’s aesthetical, human, or even moral (there currently is a photography exhibit in a museum in Toulouse which subject is ‘autopsy’, and you can see all the details and all the steps of someone carrying an autopsy).
Art doesn’t contribute to a materialistic well being, or to any useful purpose to make ( Read more... ) -
Quote of the day people :)
For me it is sufficient to have a corner by my hearth, a book and a
friend, and a nap undisturbed by creditors or grief.
-- Fernandez de Andrada -
Quote of the day.
Good manners make any man a pleasure to be with. Ask any woman.
-- Peter Mayle (1939-) British Author and Writer
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A view from here..
That comes from a tree that I see every day (almost) : it's located just at the entrance of my work place.
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Quote of the day :)
Many people believe that support is something that you give to ( Read more... ) -
Something totally stupid..
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobie
It's a word that means "phobia of the number 666", it contains 29 letters, and could be one of the longest words in French (medicine domain though), and that's not counting the real name of some complex proteins, that can contain several hundred letters, or something like this :
chlorure d' ( Read more... )