Sunday, May 30, 2010

Gide

"The wise man is astonished by everything."
 -- André Gide

15 comments:

Pascal [P-04referent] said...

Wow! AMAZING thought there. ;-)

Of, BTW: "First post!" :-D

Pascal [P-04referent] said...

For some reason, this didn't feel REMOTELY as exciting as they make it sound on the big forums... :-?

Michael Burton said...

The wise man is astonished by everything? Really?

I think you're talking about the learning-disabled man.

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

P: perhaps because you're older than 12.

Anonymous said...

In that case, Mike, you must be constantly astonished.

Michael Burton said...

Oh, I am! I am!

Anonymous said...

I guess it would be both the Doogie Howsers and Forrest Gumps of the world. It's the Average Joe who isn't fazed by anything.

Michael Burton said...

Nice quote that seems related to the original quote:

"To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if there is no birth in our lifetime." -- Emily Dickinson

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Very poetic, if not exactly clear.

Michael Burton said...

I thought that was what "poetic" meant.

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Fair point.

Pascal [P-04referent] said...

Michael Burton said...
"Oh, I am! I am!"


You are?
Wow. That's ASTONISHING.

Note to self: go to the gym store and purchase an ass-tonishing workout machine to have a cuter butt for this summer.

Evil alternate universe Josie with a goatee said...

Bo-ring, Dave!
(yawn) You failed to even remotely interest me with your post.

Anonymous said...

That's a shame.

Joe said...

The wise man knows that he has much to learn.
Joe