Now Here's One I Like
I just found this quotation, and I really like this one.
"All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income." -Samuel Butler
Ok, this is the last quotation for a while. I just wanted to put this up for the sake of comparison. The previous quote concerning success could easily be confused with one that is actually, you know, "correct" or "not a huge load of horse crap." This, on the other hand, is not LITERALLY correct, but is a humorous quotation whose meaning is based on an absolutely true idea. It's a joke, but with truth behind it. This is much more favorable to me than one that is serious in execution, but laughable in meaning.
"All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income." -Samuel Butler
Ok, this is the last quotation for a while. I just wanted to put this up for the sake of comparison. The previous quote concerning success could easily be confused with one that is actually, you know, "correct" or "not a huge load of horse crap." This, on the other hand, is not LITERALLY correct, but is a humorous quotation whose meaning is based on an absolutely true idea. It's a joke, but with truth behind it. This is much more favorable to me than one that is serious in execution, but laughable in meaning.
posted by Vaughan at
1:17 PM
3 Comments:
Andrew,
I believe you are getting at the concept of satire?
thatswhatyouthink- I'm sure "learning to communicate" is totally more than I'll ever accomplish in my lifetime. You completely proved my point with that comment. Thank you.
Doogie- Excellent point. If anyone's successful in that story, it's definitely Anne Sullivan, "The Miracle Worker."
Thank you, once again, for perfectly illustrating my point.
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