Words of Wisdom 01 (May 08 - Oct 08)

[winston]

Don't judge a man by his opinions, but what his opinions have made of him.- Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

You have to recognize when the right place and the right time fuse and take advantage of that opportunity. There are plenty of opportunities out there. You can't sit back and wait.- Ellen Metcalf

[winston]

Word to the Wise: Ignominy

"Ignominy" (IG-nuh-mih-nee) - from the Latin - is personal disgrace or humiliation.

Example (as used in "It's Good to Know" today): "Picture a world where teeth never get cavities. It would mean the end of fillings and root canals. No one would have to suffer the ignominy of dentures."

[kennynah]

once again...thanks winston...for helping us all to improve on our vocabulary....

[winston]

Ha Ha... my English not good so have to take extra English lessons after market closes ...

[winston]

"Ideas are the roots of creation."-Ernest Dimnet

[winston]

Word to the Wise: Enjoin

To "enjoin" (en-JOIN) - from the Latin for "to fasten to" - is (1) to direct or impose with authority, or (2) to prohibit.

Example (as used by Sanford M. Jacoby in Modern Manors): "Few judges were friendly to unions, as demonstrated by a steady stream of decisions enjoining strikes, boycotts, picket lines, and other collective actions."

[winston]

Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.- Denis Diderot

There will be a time when loud-mouthed, incompetent people seem to be getting the best of you. When that happens, you only have to be patient and wait for them to self destruct. It never fails.- Richard Rybolt

[winston]

There is no living being without the spark of love; even a mad man loves something or somebody intensely.

You must recognize this love as but a reflection of the Divine. That is your reality, recognize Him residing in your heart. Without that spring of Love that bubbles in your heart, you will not be prompted to love at all. Recognize that spring, rely on it more and more, develop its possibilities, try to irrigate the whole word with it. Discard all touch of self from it. Do not seek anything in return for it, from those to whom you extend it.

6-Sep-63

[winston]

Word to the Wise: Autodidact

An "autodidact" (aw-toh-DYE-dakt) - from the Greek - is someone who is self-taught.

Example (as used by Kevin Baker in a New York Times article about Abraham Lincoln): "He is our ultimate autodidact, a man who made himself from nothing into a lawyer, a legislator - a president."

[winston]

Word to the Wise: Derogate

To "derogate" (DER-uh-gate) - from the Latin for "to propose to repeal part of a law" - is to (1) take away, or (2) deviate from what is expected.

Example (as used by Ciaran Fitzgerald in the Irish Times): "If someone wants to derogate from that and make a choice, then they are free to do it."