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A quotation from Ambrose Pierce

CONCEIT, n. Self-respect in one whom we dislike.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Conceit,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-08-12)

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Bierce, Ambrose - "Conceit," "Devil's Dictionary" column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-08-12) | WIST Quotations

CONCEIT, n. Self-respect in one whom we dislike. Not collected in later books.

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Bernd von Mallinckrodt 🦋1h ago
What if #ego is not just a psychological construct … but a structural mechanism preserving diversity in complex systems? In this #CRTI -based theoretical note, I show how removing ego can induce structural compression & latent fragility long before collapse becomes visible. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Ego as a Structural Noise Sour...
Bernd von Mallinckrodt 🦋1h ago
„Erkenne dich selbst“ stand über #Delphi … aber vielleicht erkennt man sich erst, wenn man weit genug weg ist, um das eigene Spiel zu sehen. Und wenn du dich wirklich siehst … War dein #Ego je mehr als nur eine #Perspektive, die sich für das #Zentrum hielt?🖖
Bernd von Mallinckrodt 🦋1h ago
„Erkenne Dich selbst.“ … stand über der Eingangspforte des #OrakelsVonDelphi. Warum suchst du dich im Lärm der Welt, wenn du dich erst in der Distanz erkennen kannst? Und wenn du dich wirklich erkennst … was bleibt dann noch vom #Ego, das sich so wichtig nahm?🖖
Jean-Louis Bouzou10h ago

https://textes-courts.blogspot.com/2026/04/la-nuit-derniere.html

#reve #utopie #ecriture coeur #ego #humour #satire #amour #paix

La Nuit Dernière

La nuit dernière, j’ai rêvé d’un monde où le cœur avait remporté une victoire totale sur l’ego… Les dirigeants des nations n’étaient plu...

Jean-Louis Bouzou10h ago

https://text-bubbles.blogspot.com/2026/04/last-night.html

#dream #utopia #world #heart #ego #writings #satire #humor #jlbouzou #thought #mochery

Last Night

Last night, I dreamed of a world where the heart had won a total victory over the ego... The world's leaders were no longer narcissistic...

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A quotation from Jean Kerr

An actor can remember his briefest notice well into senescence and long after he has forgotten his phone number and where he lives.

Jean Kerr (1922-2003) American author and playwright [b. Bridget Jean Collins]
Essay (1957), “One Half of Two on the Aisle,” Please Don’t Eat the Daisies

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Kerr, Jean - Essay (1957), "One Half of Two on the Aisle," Please Don't Eat the Daisies | WIST Quotations

An actor can remember his briefest notice well into senescence and long after he has forgotten his phone number and where he lives. No earlier magazine publication found.

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Show threadKevin Karhan1d ago

@thofu nein.

#UnbequemeWahrheit dass #GrapheneOS ne zu großes #Ego haben und sich von einer Shitty Firma ( #Google ) zur nächsten ( #Motorola ) schleimen statt konsequent entweder was selbst zu machen oder aufzuhören sich #Ausreden auszudenken warum die nicht #Fairphone - Geräte unterstützen können!

  • Weil Motorola verkauft tonnenweise #Elektroschrott mit #MediaTek - SoC's und wird GrapheneOS auch nur in deren überteuerten Highend-Geräten anbieten.
    • Und dann kann ich gleich nen #GSMK kaufen!
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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld

Few men are sufficiently discerning to appreciate all the evil they do.
 
[Il n’y a guère d’homme assez habile pour connoître tout le mal qu’il fait.]

François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶269 (1665-1678) [tr. Tancock (1959), ¶269]

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La Rochefoucauld, Francois - Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶269 (1665-1678) [tr. Tancock (1959), ¶269] | WIST Quotations

Few men are sufficiently discerning to appreciate all the evil they do. [Il n’y a guère d’homme assez habile pour connoître tout le mal qu’il fait.] First appeared in the 2nd (1666) edition. In manuscript, it reads "... assez pénétrant pour apercevoir tout le mal qu’il fait." (Source (French)). Other…

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A quotation from Adlai Stevenson

You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.

Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1952-08-28), “Faith in Liberalism,” State Committee of the Liberal Party, New York City

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#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaisteveson #angering #character #ego #enraging #provocation #triviality #trigger

Stevenson, Adlai - Speech (1952-08-28), "Faith in Liberalism," State Committee of the Liberal Party, New York City | WIST Quotations

You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.

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