We have now reached the point where I have to be restrained from digging around in the tomato pots to see if they are growing yet. If only I could attach a debugger to them.
We have now reached the point where I have to be restrained from digging around in the tomato pots to see if they are growing yet. If only I could attach a debugger to them.
This from Larry Wall (of Perl fame) seems relevant...
The Three Virtues [Paraphrased]
1) #Laziness - The quality that makes you go to great effort to reduce overall energy expenditure.
2) #Impatience - Because you are impatient, you will build systems and shortcuts for your daily work.
3) #Hubris - You have the confidence that you can do better than the status quo.
A quotation from Marcus Aurelius
Our anger and annoyance are more detrimental to us than the things themselves which anger or annoy us.Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 11, ch. 18 (11.18) (AD 161-180) [tr. Staniforth (1964)]
More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/2295…
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Our anger and annoyance are more detrimental to us than the things themselves which anger or annoy us. [Ὄγδοον, ὅσῳ χαλεπώτερα ἐπιφέρουσιν αἱ ὀργαὶ καὶ λῦπαι αἱ ἐπὶ τοῖς τοιούτοις, ἤπερ αὐτά ἐστιν ἐφ’ οἷς ὀργιζόμεθα καὶ λυπούμεθα.] One of the points to consider when evaluating how others are behaving,…
A quotation from Marcus Aurelius
Tell yourself, when you feel exasperated and out of all patience, that this mortal life endures but a moment; it will not be long before we shall one and all have been laid to rest.Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 11, ch. 18 (11.18) (AD 161-180) [tr. Staniforth (1964)]
More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/8183…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marcusaurelius #anger #annoyance #brevity #death #frustration #grievance #impatience #indignance #life #lifeisshort #loseyourtemper #mortality #passageoftime #provocation #resentment #upset #vexation #worry

Tell yourself, when you feel exasperated and out of all patience, that this mortal life endures but a moment; it will not be long before we shall one and all have been laid to rest. [ὅταν λίαν ἀγανακτῇς ἢ καὶ δυσπαθῇς, ἀκαριαῖος ὁ ἀνθρώπειος βίος καὶ μετ᾿ ὀλίγον πάντες ἐξετάθημεν.]…
#impatience : want of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay
- French: impatience
- German: die Ungeduld
- Portuguese: impaciência
- Spanish: impaciencia
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The three principal virtues of a programmer are Laziness, Impatience, and Hubris.
-- Larry Wall (Perl "Camel" Book)
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A quotation from Mignon McLaughlin
I hate being so intolerant, and I wouldn’t be if people didn’t deserve it.Mignon McLaughlin (1913-1983) American journalist and author
The Neurotic’s Notebook, ch. 3 (1963)
More info about this quote: wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/78…
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#impatience : want of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay
- French: impatience
- German: die Ungeduld
- Portuguese: impaciência
- Spanish: impaciencia
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