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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Today's quotation #174805 03/17/2008 2:33 PM Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 Henry W stranger Henry W stranger Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 To follow up on The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes. -Henri Frederic Amiel, philosopher and writer (1821-1881) here's a passage, from a different perspective, by one of the greatest poets of the last century: Let's see the very thing and nothing else. Let's see it with the hottest fire of sight. Burn everything not part of it to ash. Wallace Stevens, Credences of Summer Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Today's quotation Henry W #174814 03/17/2008 6:48 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Hi, may I give the the first reply with a quotation from Wallace Stevens: "The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence". Wallace Stevens. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Today's quotation Henry W #174818 03/17/2008 10:11 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania "...our God is a consuming fire." - The Writer to the Hebrews, Heb. 12:29 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Today's quotation Henry W #174821 03/18/2008 1:00 AM Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 155 morphememedley member morphememedley member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 155 Pyrrhic victory comes to mind. Update: Pyrrhic victory only came to mind because I associated it with pyre instead of with Pyrrhus, king of Epirus. Last edited by morphememedley; 03/18/2008 1:14 AM. Reason: GoofThink Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Today's quotation morphememedley #174881 03/20/2008 6:33 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Welcome Henry, your Stevens quote is particularly apt right now as my family deals with a big medical/life/family decision. The great difficulty is indeed to burn away the dross and see the true issues. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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