The Lone Ortho

Marooned on a secular college campus, I created this blog for the dual purpose of venting and sharing my experiences, pleasant and otherwise. Join me as I traverse the treacherous terrains of galus; it's been a harrowing, yet worthwhile journey thus far. Feel free to partake in the smattering of snide remarks, random Paul Simon references, and utterly ridiculous CS jokes.

Tuesday, August 31, 2004

Say It's Your Birthday

Happy Birthday, Eli7! In honor of this momentous occasion, I shall grant you 24 hours to quote Nietzsche to your heart’s content. Enjoy!

posted by Devorah @ 1:00 AM  

27 Comments:

  • At 10:24 PM, Blogger Eli7 said…

    Thanks Devorah and i think you're going to regret this one, but here goes. i think i'm gonna post seperate comments of quotes i like and don't like and disagree with, but i'm not sure you realize what you were getting yourself into - with the help of google i'm sure i can find multitudes of quotes from my "favorite" philosopher.

     

  • At 10:43 PM, Blogger Eli7 said…

    a few that i find profound:

    “In heaven all the interesting people are missing.” – ok, I suppose this one might also be borderline apikorsut, but…

    “At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.”

    “Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”

    “The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.” This one is devoted to all of my friends who I argue with more than anything else. There are a lot of you… I’m not sure what that says about me.

    “There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.” This is almost too mushy to be included ion my list of profound quotes, but every now and then I do get mushy. It’s rare, but it happens.

     

  • At 10:45 PM, Blogger Eli7 said…

    two that i love:

    "Perhaps I know why it is man alone who laughs: He alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter."

    "That which does not kill us makes us stronger."

    and some that i like:

    "The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude."

    "If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn."

    “Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.” Ok, this one is somewhere in between stupid and profound but I think it’s just mostly clichéd. Either way, it’s not bad.

     

  • At 10:46 PM, Blogger Eli7 said…

    ones that i don't like, disagree with, or consider apikorsut...


    Don’t like:

    “What else is love but understanding and rejoicing in the fact that another person lives, acts, and experiences otherwise than we do…?” Too mushy!

    Disagree with:

    “The visionary lies to himself, the liar only to others.” Call me an optimist, call me a democrat, but I at least try to see the glass as half full and do believe in good things, so, well, I don’t like this one.


    Apikorsut:
    "There are no facts, only interpretations."

    “Digressions, objections, delight in mockery, carefree mistrust are signs of health; everything unconditional belongs in pathology.” Well, I think I almost like it but it can probably be read as virulently anti-religion, so…

     

  • At 10:47 PM, Blogger Eli7 said…

    some that are borderline stupid...
    “It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!”

    “One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises one makes.”

    “Only sick music makes money today.”

     

  • At 11:16 PM, Blogger Eli7 said…

    ok, i'm not quite sure i understand these:
    "And be on they guard against the good and the just! They would fain curcify those who devise their own virtue -- they hate the lonesome ones."

    “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”

    “Love matches, so called, have illusion for their father and need for their mother.”

     

  • At 11:16 PM, Blogger Eli7 said…

    not bad, not bad:
    “True, we love life, not because we are used to living, but because we are used to loving.”

    “It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book.” – that’s super great and all but if I handed in a 2 page paper instead of a ten page paper with that quote at the top, well, I’m not sure my professor would appreciate it.

     

  • At 11:17 PM, Blogger Eli7 said…

    Awesomely profound!!!
    “Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.”

     

  • At 11:18 PM, Blogger Eli7 said…

    ok, so he was definitely a chauvenist male pig...

    “If a woman seeks education it is probably because her sexual apparatus is malfunctioning.” Well, I’d like to think that one is untrue for obvious reasons…

    “If you go to see the woman, do not forget the whip.”

     

  • At 11:19 PM, Blogger Eli7 said…

    As close to humorous as the man gets:

    “The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time.”

    “Is not life a hundred times too short for us to bore ourselves?”

     

  • At 11:21 PM, Blogger Eli7 said…

    not impressed:

    “Live in danger. Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius.”

    “A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.”

    “Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!” can anyone say cliché?

     

  • At 11:22 PM, Blogger Eli7 said…

    miscellaneous:

    “Love is like racing across the frozen tundra on a snowmobile which flips over, trapping you underneath. At night, the ice-weasels come.” Umm, lovely.

    “Woman was God's second mistake.”

     

  • At 11:31 PM, Blogger Eli7 said…

    ok, so that's all for my birthday quotes due to an insistent sister who needs the computer at this very moment, but i'll be back with more after my deadline - so i'm not always punctual. sue me.

     

  • At 10:34 AM, Blogger Devorah said…

    Hmm...considering the fact that I just registered for the LSATs this week, we may have to wait a few years before we go to trial. See ya in court, counsel.

     

  • At 1:37 PM, Blogger Eli7 said…

    Being that i'm a full two years behind you in school (and older than me too), you'll have to wait a little longer to see me in court. But if you're willing to wait another 6 years (assuming i forego the Ph.D.) then we can set a court date now, though i'm not sure either one of us would survive such a battle. ;)

     

  • At 1:49 PM, Blogger Keren Perles said…

    Oooo ooo ooo can I bring popcorn and a tape recorder? Save the date--that could be VERY entertaining.

    Then again, maybe we should have security standing by just in case...

     

  • At 2:27 PM, Blogger Devorah said…

    Eli7: A- I’m only 2 months younger than you, so it only counts when I want it to. B- Who said I was going to wait for YOU to graduate law school before pressing charges ;-)

    Stx: I believe no food is allowed in the courtroom. And whether needed or not, there is always security on hand.

     

  • At 3:03 PM, Blogger Eli7 said…

    Devorah, i think we should sell tickets - maybe we could even make enough to finance our law school education!

     

  • At 12:29 AM, Blogger Devorah said…

    Intriguing idea… Slight problem: Our survival of such a trial is dubious as best, as you so astutely mentioned in a previous post. I must say though, I’d rather win THE BET than the trial ;-)

     

  • At 8:56 PM, Blogger Eli7 said…

    At the rate i'm going, i can assure you that your winning THE BET looks about as improbable as the two of us surviving a trial against each other.

     

  • At 12:47 AM, Blogger Keren Perles said…

    Although with Devorah's wonderful SAT vocabulary, she'll put the judge and jury all to sleep! Love ya dear dear!

     

  • At 1:13 AM, Blogger Devorah said…

    Hey, c’mon Stx, you know I live by the principle of never using a big word where a diminutive one will suffice ;-)

     

  • At 12:23 PM, Blogger Eli7 said…

    Well, assuming i don't fall asleep myself (which i've never done ever), maybe i'll be able to keep em all awake with, umm, tales of the Iliad. :)

     

  • At 12:58 PM, Blogger Devorah said…

    C’mon people, we’re not staging a filibuster, we’re having a trial!! Eli7 and I debating is hardly going to be a tame event…

     

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