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The World is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet every one has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the Affairs of his neighbour.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1743 ed.)

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Poor Richard (1743 ed.) - Franklin, Benjamin | WIST Quotations

The World is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet every one has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the Affairs of his neighbour.

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Wisdom in Space 1d ago

Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it!
-- Mark Twain

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WIST Quotations Oct 31

A quotation from C. C. Colton

He that dies a martyr proves that he is not a knave, but by no means that he is not a fool.

Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 410 (1820)

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WordofTheHour Oct 28

#folly : levity, weakness, or derangement of mind

- French: folie

- German: die Verrücktheit

- Italian: pazzia

- Portuguese: loucura

- Spanish: locura

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Bob the Traveler Oct 19

They called it "Seward's Folly" when the US bought #Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 OTD in 1867 https://toilet-guru.com/blog/39.html?s=mb #travel #folly #AlaskaDay

Fire and Feces — Alaska Prehistory

Tracking Early Migrants to North America — A blog about toilets

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Bob the Traveler Oct 18

They called it "Seward's Folly", but the US bought #Alaska from Russia for a cool $7,200,000 OTD in 1867 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/alaska/southeast/?s=mb #travel #folly #AlaskaDay

Southeast Alaska

Visiting Southeast Alaska: Juneau, the Mendenhall Glacier, and Sitka, traveling by ferry.

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Bob the Traveler Oct 18

They called it "Seward's Folly" when the US bought #Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 OTD in 1867 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/alaska/equinox/?s=mb #travel #folly #AlaskaDay

Central Alaska at the Equinox

A Linux job in Fairbanks leads me along the Elliott and Dalton Highways and to Denali. In the evenings: aurora, and live music at The Marlin.

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Bob the Traveler Oct 18

The US bought #Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 OTD in 1867 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/alaska/?s=mb #travel #folly #AlaskaDay

Travel in Alaska

Central Alaska: Fairbanks and Denali, and along the Elliott and Dalton Highways. Southeast Alaska: Juneau and Sitka on the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system.

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Bob the Traveler Oct 18

They called it "Seward's Folly" when the US bought #Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 OTD in 1867 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/alaska/southeast/?s=mb #travel #folly #AlaskaDay