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History Forum / General / British History / April 2008A Dying Man Can Do Nothing Easy
"A dying man can do nothing easy." -- Benjamin Franklin (after his daughter asked him to move, 17 April 1790) > "A dying man can do nothing easy." > > -- Benjamin Franklin (after his daughter asked him to move, > 17 April 1790) Not quite right, these are Franklin's dying words immediately preceded by A little while before, when one of his daughters expressed the hope that he would recover, the pleurisy-wracked Franklin croaked "I hope not!" Hines never gets it right. >"A dying man can do nothing easy." > >-- Benjamin Franklin (after his daughter asked him to move, >17 April 1790) "As a child prodigy, a sex symbol, a stud, a public intellectual, an actor, an idol, the narcissist was at the centre of attention, the eye of his personal twister, a black hole which sucked people's energy and resources dry and spat out with indifference their mutilated carcasses. No longer. With old age comes disillusionment. Old charms wear thin. It is the fable of the grasshopper and the ant revisited. The narcissist - the grasshopper - having relied on supercilious stratagems throughout his life, is singularly ill-adapted to life's rigours and tribulations. He feels entitled, but fails to elicit Narcissistic Supply. Wrinkled time makes child prodigies lose their magic, lovers exhaust their potency, philanderers waste their allure, and geniuses lose their touch. The longer the narcissist lives, the more average he becomes. The wider the gulf between his pretensions and his accomplishments, the more he is the object of derision and contempt." from Malignant Self Love: Narcissism Revisited by Sam Vaknin brought to you by James Hogg >>"A dying man can do nothing easy." >> [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Malignant Self Love: Narcissism Revisited > by Sam Vaknin Interesting James.... yet 'Narcissism' implies a love of ones self, or at least ones reflection, surely? In this case it is very difficult to believe that either of those could be possible, given the truly dismal and unattractive material involved? There again, this is I suppose a mental aberration, so maybe it's a case of 'beauty' (or self-righteous insanity) being in the bleary eye of the wizened, twisted, half-blind old beholder...? >>>"A dying man can do nothing easy." >>> [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >'beauty' (or self-righteous insanity) being in the bleary eye of the >wizened, twisted, half-blind old beholder...? Aye indeed, that's an interesting point you make, Vlad. I shall have to consult the Russian expert Ilya Sonobavich Yugotanastikov on that one. James > On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:07:46 GMT, "Vlad the Emailer" > [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > James ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's boggling to think that Ben Franklin was the most popular man on the planet Earth on account of one invention: the lightning rod. Lightning must have been a fearful thing in an era without tall buildings and high voltage power lines. Cheers, David H ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:07:46 GMT, "Vlad the Emailer" > [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > Cheers, David H > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ He had really good press, the first scientist, philosopher, lover and statesman, sort of Henry Kissinger with an invention. >He had really good press, the first scientist, philosopher, lover and >statesman, sort of Henry Kissinger with an invention. Franklin had a really good press: http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Benjamin-Franklins-Printing-Press-Giclee-Print- C12379262.jpeg James > On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:22:43 -0700 (PDT), Jack Linthicum > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > James Ever read the children's book "Ben and Me"? >> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:07:46 GMT, "Vlad the Emailer" >> [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] >Cheers, David H >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As a matter of fact, Ben Franklin was one of seventeen children. They called >his< father "Old Lightning Rod". ---- Diogenes (cdhoran@hotmail.com) The wars are long, the peace is frail The madmen come again . . . . >As a matter of fact, Ben Franklin was one of seventeen children. They >called >his< father "Old Lightning Rod". What did they call his mother? Horvath@Horvath.net My T-shirt says, "This shirt is the ultimate power in the universe." >>As a matter of fact, Ben Franklin was one of seventeen children. They >>called >his< father "Old Lightning Rod". > >What did they call his mother? Old Tenderloin James > On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:18:51 -0400, Horvath > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > James ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I thumbed thru WHO'S WHO OF 2007 and found a "Sir Piers Michael James Hogg." His heir is listed a "James Hogg." Any relation ? A fourth cousin perhaps ? If it be any pleasure for you, the Hoggs of Houston (Ima, Will and Mike) were Anglican Communion. I believe their father was a Judge James Hogg. Cheers, David H ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:18:51 -0400, Horvath >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >(Ima, Will and Mike) were Anglican Communion. >I believe their father was a Judge James Hogg. The name James runs in all branches of the family. I feel a particular kinship with Ima Hogg, combined with a profound sympathy. James >The name James runs in all branches of the family. >I feel a particular kinship with Ima Hogg, >combined with a profound sympathy. Was Ima Hogg your last girlfriend? I think I remember her from high school. Horvath@Horvath.net My T-shirt says, "This shirt is the ultimate power in the universe." > >The name James runs in all branches of the family. > >I feel a particular kinship with Ima Hogg, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > My T-shirt says, "This shirt is the > ultimate power in the universe." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Speaking of school days, it was the rumour in 1950's Texas that Ima Hogg had a sister named Ura who died of a broken heart. None of the Hogg children married, and the siblings lived together for many years in Houston. They created the Houston Symphony, River Oaks housing estate, Bayou Bend park, Memorial Park, and the Varner Hogg State park. All because Judge Hogg smelled oil seeping out of the ground at the old Varner plantation which he purchased in the 19th C. The children were raised there. Ima started playing the piano at age 3 and had a tone perfect ear for music. Cheers, David H ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >I thumbed thru WHO'S WHO OF 2007 and found a >"Sir Piers Michael James Hogg." [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >(Ima, Will and Mike) were Anglican Communion. >I believe their father was a Judge James Hogg. I remember a Boss Hogg, from a TV show. Horvath@Horvath.net My T-shirt says, "This shirt is the ultimate power in the universe." |
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