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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Quote of the Day (Dante Alighieri, on Fame)
“Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now that, and changes name as it changes direction.”—Attributed to Divine Comedy poet Dante Alighieri, who died at age 55 on this date in 1321, in exile from his native Florence
I live and work in a city where people pursue fame. I see them every day, broken(or about to be) selling the homeless peoples' newspaper or doing half their job with half their heart, waiting to be struck by fame's lightning. Geat quote.
I'm a librarian (no, NOT a "cybrarian" or "information scientist" or any of the other trendy terms the profession has come up with), as well as a freelance writer/researcher; my political leanings are contrarian, much to the dismay of friends on the left and right, and so I will give anyone looking for my vote exactly what they deserve -- the back of my hand
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I live and work in a city where people pursue fame. I see them every day, broken(or about to be) selling the homeless peoples' newspaper or doing half their job with half their heart, waiting to be struck by fame's lightning. Geat quote.
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