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When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without number both from among the weak and the strong; it easily becomes a fashion.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 203 (1955)

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Hoffer, Eric - Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 203 (1955) | WIST Quotations

When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without number both from among the weak and the strong; it easily becomes a fashion. See also Hoffer (1971).

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lmemsm Dec 31

Another fun idea for #NewYearsEve is to play some #Karaoke tunes. #ABCNotation is great for creating your own Karaoke #midi files. #TiMidity++ is a helpful midi player. What's your favorite #FOSS Karoke software. #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Vieux Mâle Beige clair Nov 6

Dites, linuxiens et libristes, j'ai concert demain et d'ordinaire, je fais lire mes accompagnements #midi par #Timidity.
Or, en version graphique, il plante systématiquement, depuis 2 jours, en cette veille de concert.
Y'a t'y moyen de faire un script pour mettre les morceaux dans un certain ordre pour les lancer façon #playlist en #LigneDeCommande ?
Ou avec #Fluidsynth ?
Sinon je suis obligé de tous les écouter ce soir et ensuite de remonter à la main la liste en mémoire. Sans pouvoir faire pause ou retour arrière rapidement.
A moins que tout ça soit possible mais j'ai juste 2 Go d'internet, ça va être compliqué de passer des heures a chercher.
#PlayMidi #PMidi #

WIST Quotations Has Moved!Oct 29

A quotation from Franklin Roosevelt

Many voices are heard as we face a great decision. Comfort says, “Tarry a while.” Opportunism says, “This is a good spot.” Timidity asks, “How difficult is the road ahead?” […] If I know aught of the spirit and purpose of our Nation, we will not listen to Comfort, Opportunism, and Timidity. We will carry on.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933-1945)
Speech (1937-01-20), Inaugural Address, Washington, D.C.

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!May 9, 2025

A quotation from C. C. Colton

When young, we trust ourselves too much, and we trust others too little when old. Rashness is the error of youth, timid caution of age.

Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 363 (1820)

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Mar 11, 2025

A quotation from Hugo

Strange to say, the first symptom of true love in a young man is timidity; in a young girl it is boldness. This is surprising, and yet nothing is more simple. It is the two sexes tending to approach each other and assuming each the other’s qualities.

[Et puis, chose bizarre, le premier symptôme de l’amour vrai chez un jeune homme, c’est la timidité, chez une jeune fille, c’est la hardiesse. Ceci étonne, et rien n’est plus simple pourtant. Ce sont les deux sexes qui tendent à se rapprocher et qui prennent les qualités l’un de l’autre.]

Victor Hugo (1802-1885) French writer
Les Misérables, Part 4 “St. Denis,” Book 3 “The House in the Rue Plumet,” ch. 6 (4.3.6) (1862) [tr. Hapgood (1887)]

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Feb 27, 2025

A quotation from John Adams

The true source of our sufferings, has been our timidity.

John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Essay (1765-09-30), “A Dissertation on the Canon and the Feudal Law,” No. 3, Boston Gazette

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Bjørn Bäuchle Jan 10, 2025

Was nutzt man eigentlich für MIDIs, wenn man Software haben will, die in den letzten 6 Jahren mal aktualisiert wurde? (Looking at you, #timidity++)

WIST Quotations moves again!Nov 14, 2024

A quotation from Roosevelt, Theodore:

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There is nothing to be done with that type of citizen of whom all that can be said is that he is harmless. Virtue which is dependent upon a sluggish circulation is not impressive. There is little place in active life for the timid good man.
»

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WIST Quotations moves again!Aug 19, 2024

A quotation from La Rochefoucauld, Francois:

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We are held to our duty by laziness and timidity, but often our virtue gets all the credit.

[Pendant que la paresse et la timidité nous retiennent dans notre devoir, notre vertu en a souvent tout l’honneur.]
»

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Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶169 (1665-1678) [tr. Tancock (1959)] - La Rochefoucauld, Francois | WIST Quotations

We are held to our duty by laziness and timidity, but often our virtue gets all the credit. [Pendant que la paresse et la timidité nous retiennent dans notre devoir, notre vertu en a souvent tout l’honneur.] Appeared in the 1st ed. (1665) as: While laziness and timidity alone…

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