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BLESSINGS see "HAPPINESS" for related links Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some --Charles Dickens (1812-1870) English novelist Fall silently like dew on roses. --John Dryden (1631-1700) English poet, critic, and dramatist The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings. --Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American longshoreman, philosopher, and author who receiver the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1982 {EB} A man's best things are nearest him, Lie close about his feet. --Lord Houghton, Richard Monckton Miles (1809-1885) English Victorian poet and man of letters, _The Men of Old_ st. 7 For those to whom much is given, much is required. --John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) American Democratic statesman, President of the U.S. [1961-1963] The blessings of fortune are the lowest; the next are the bodily advantages of strength and health; but the superlative blessings, are those of the mind. --Sir Roger L'Estrange (1616-1704) English journalist and pamphleteer Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them. --Titus Maccius Plautus (254-184 BC) Roman comic dramatist, _The Captives_ [3rd century BC) May you live all the days of your life. --Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) Anglo-Irish poet and satirist, _A Complete Collection of Polite and Ingenious Conversation_, 2, [1738] Like birds, whose beauties languish half concealed, Till, mounted on the wing, their glossy plumes Expanded, shine with azure, green and gold; How blessings brighten as they take their flight. --Edward Young (1683-1765) English poet, "Night Thoughts" [1742-1745] II, l. 589 - I never made a fortune and it's probably too late now, But it don't matter, I'm happy anyhow. And, as I go along life's journey, I'm reaping better than I've sowed. I'm drinking from a saucer, cause my cup overflowed. I ain't got a lot of riches and sometimes the going is tough, But I got friends and kids that love me, and that makes me rich enough. I just thank God for the mercies and the blessings He's bestowed. I'm drinking from a saucer, cause my cup is overflowed. Oh, there were rimes when things went wrong and my faith got a little thin, But then, all at once, the dark clouds broke and the old sun peaked through again. So, Lord, help me not to complain about rough rows I've hoed. I"m drinking from a saucer, cause my cup is overflowed. And if God gives me strength and courage when my way grows steep and rough, I'll not ask for other blessings; I've already been blessed enough. And may I never be too busy to help others bear their load, And I'll just keep on drinking from a saucer, cause my cup is overflowed --anon. -  . . see also: "EYES" see also: "SEEING" They be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. --Bible, New Testament, Matthew 15:14 Who is so deafe, or so blynde, as is hee, That wilfully will nother hear nor see? --John Heywood (1497-1580) English playwright, _Dialogue of Proverbs_ [1546] The blindness of men is the most dangerous effect of their pride; it seems to nourish and augment it; it deprives them of knowledge of remedies which can solace their miseries and can cure their faults. --François de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French educator and social reformer . . see "JOURNALISM" for related links I must say that I have had my doubts about the capacity of the Blogosphere to impact upon the wider world but perhaps I have underestimated it. When a handful of bloggers can force the editor of a publication as august as the _New York Times_ out of his job, you know that the game has changed. The once-untouchable are now touchable and they know it. That, of itself, is hugely significant. I don't believe that British or European bloggers are yet having the tangible impact on this side of the Atlantic that US bloggers are clearly starting to have on that side but, then, orthodox opinions are far more hegemonic here. Still, I do not believe that the _Guardian_ would have been forced to issue a shame-faced apology for its woeful distortion of the Paul Wolfowitz statement even a year ago. Maybe they feel that they cannot get away with that kind of thing anymore. If so, good. The watchers are being watched. They probably don't like it. I expect that, in due course, they will respond by lobbying the government to bring bloggers under 'democratic control' which is the widely accepted procedure for laying low the competition. When that happens, we will all know that we have truly arrived. --David Carr, http://www.samizdata.net/blog/ archives/003626.html#003626 - When liberal pundits began hailing the emergence of left-wing blogging as a counterweight to conservative talk-radio ... they did so because they hoped to find in the left blogs a substitute for the fading dominance of the old-line liberal media. But that was never going to happen. For conservatives, the advent of Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity and FoxNews and the blogosphere is all good news. But for liberals, the move from a world dominated by three big liberal networks, two big liberal newsmagazines, and two great liberal newspapers to a world in which bloggers can bring down a network anchor and the Times' own executive editor is an absolute and utter catastrophe, even if some of those bloggers happen to be liberal themselves. --David Frum (1960- ) Canadian-born Conservative author, http://www.nationalreview.com/frum/diary092704.asp - The critics of blogs cite their lack of professionalism. Piffle. The dirty little secret of journalism is that it isn't really a profession. It's a craft. All you need is a telephone and a conscience, and you're all set. You get better at it merely by doing it-which is why fancy journalism schools are, to my mind, such a waste of time. --Andrew Sullivan (1963- ) Anglo-American journalist, "A Blogger's Creed", _TIME_ [27 September 2004] - Take the CBS document story. The clues to the alleged forgery were not discovered by the bloggers themselves-but by their readers. While CBS had a handful of experts look at the dubious memos (and failed to heed their concerns), the blogosphere enlisted hundreds within hours. Debates ensued, with different blogs challenging others over various abstruse points. Yes, some of this was fueled by raw partisanship and bias. The blogosphere is not morally pure. But the result was that the facts were flushed out more effectively and swiftly than the old media could ever have hoped. The collective mind also turns out to be a corrective one. --Andrew Sullivan (1963- ) Anglo-American journalist, "A Blogger's Creed", _TIME_ [27 September 2004] - It remains the policy of this blog to answer all correspondence that does not recommend anatomical impossibilities. --Terry Teachout Drama critic and writer, http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/archives20041128.shtml#92180 end page | BABIES | BACH - BALLET | BANANAS - BARTENDERS | BASEBALL | BASTARDS & BATH (ENGLAND) | BE YOURSELF - BEATLES (THE) | BEAUTY | BED - BEGINNINGS | BEHAVIOR & BELGIUM | BELIEF | BENNY (JACK) - BEST (DO YOUR) | BETRAYAL & BIBLE | BICYCLES - BIGOTRY | BILL OF RIGHTS - BIRDS | BIRTH - BIRTHDAYS | BITTERNESS & BLAIR (TONY) | BLAME | BLESSINGS - BLOGGING | BLONDES - BOOK BURNING | BODY (THE) | BOOKS | BOOMERS (THE) - BORROWING | BOSTON & BOXING | BOYS & BRAGGING | BRAIN (THE) - BREAKING UP | BREASTS - BRITAIN | BROADWAY - BUBBLES (ECONOMIC) | BUGS BUNNY - BUREAUCRACY | BURMA SHAVE & BURNS & ALLEN | BUSINESS - BUSYBODIES | | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | | Return Home | The Credits | The Cast | Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | The End | The Reviews | |
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