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"The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and
the great welcome them out of vanity or need." ~Napoléon (1769-1821)

Seems somewhat of an overly simplified point of view. Similarly minded kindred
spirits, for example, may easily attract for the sake of stimulation without the least
risk of being threatened. Unhappy individuals with common misery love company.

Your thoughts?


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Eh?

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
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"The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and
the great welcome them out of vanity or need." ~Napoléon (1769-1821)

Seems somewhat of an overly simplified point of view. Similarly minded kindred
spirits, for example, may easily attract for the sake of stimulation without the least
risk of bei ...[text shortened]... ..............................................................................................[/b]
I'll withhold my opinion until the others chime in.

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A lot of the herd seek out the great for their influence, but also a lot of the others seek them out, not because they are self-seeking political animals, but because they are starstruck

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
[b]@ Napoléon



"The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and
the great welcome them out of vanity or need." ~Napoléon (1769-1821)

Seems somewhat of an overly simplified point of view. Similarly minded kindred
spirits, for example, may easily attract for the sake of stimulation without the least
risk of bei ...[text shortened]... ..............................................................................................[/b]
http://www.rhp15.com/pictures/WutGB.jpg

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
http://www.rhp15.com/pictures/WutGB.jpg
I bought one of those poles at Walmart yesterday. Now I'm just waiting for a storm.

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Well, it was also Napoleon who sent a courier to his mistress to tell her that he would be home in a few weeks and that she should not clean herself down there until then. In view of this, is it really important what we think about Napoleon's statements?

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
[b]@ Napoléon



"The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and
the great welcome them out of vanity or need." ~Napoléon (1769-1821)

Seems somewhat of an overly simplified point of view. Similarly minded kindred
spirits, for example, may easily attract for the sake of stimulation without the least
risk of bei ...[text shortened]... ..............................................................................................[/b]
"There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous."

~Napoléon (1769-1821)

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
[b]@ Napoléon



"The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and
the great welcome them out of vanity or need." ~Napoléon (1769-1821)

Seems somewhat of an overly simplified point of view. Similarly minded kindred
spirits, for example, may easily attract for the sake of stimulation without the least
risk of bei ...[text shortened]... ..............................................................................................[/b]
My reply post had absolutely nothing to do with the original post (after pondering for a few minutes my thought process went off on a completely different route and ended up with the tosh I had posted).

Nothing to see, move along.

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Originally posted by Woodgie
My reply post had absolutely nothing to do with the original post (after pondering for a few minutes my thought process went off on a completely different route and ended up with the tosh I had posted).

Nothing to see, move along.
On reflection (tee hee), my original post may still hold a little weight (which I have now deleted), with regards to why one may feel the need to become part of the herd.

Does an open, educated mind have time for such practices as joining the heard or as GB stated "Similarly minded kindred
spirits, for example, may easily attract for the sake of stimulation without the least
risk of being threatened".

Should the blame be put on the modern day education system, for the continued expansion of the "herd mentality"?

http://www.gbt.org/text/sayers.html

An essay by Dorothy Leigh Sayers (1893-1967)

Oh well, tea break over.

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Originally posted by Woodgie

On reflection (tee hee), my original post may still hold a little weight (which I have now deleted), with regards to why one may feel the need to become part of the herd.

Does an open, educated mind have time for such practices as joining the heard or as GB stated "Similarly minded kindred
spirits, for example, may easily attract for the sake of stimulati ...[text shortened]... t/sayers.html

An essay by Dorothy Leigh Sayers (1893-1967)

Oh well, tea break over.
Recently replaced (Colombian) morning coffee with (Bigelow) green tea. Me likey.

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
[b]@ Napoléon



"The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and
the great welcome them out of vanity or need." ~Napoléon (1769-1821)

Seems somewhat of an overly simplified point of view. Similarly minded kindred
spirits, for example, may easily attract for the sake of stimulation without the least
risk of bei ...[text shortened]... ..............................................................................................[/b]
wanna see my penis?

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Originally posted by Mephisto2
Well, it was also Napoleon who sent a courier to his mistress to tell her that he would be home in a few weeks and that she should not clean herself down there until then. In view of this, is it really important what we think about Napoleon's statements?
Lol. No way is that true

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Originally posted by uzless
wanna see my penis?
May I respectfully remind you, Uzless, that yours truly still suffers from impaired vision.

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
May I respectfully remind you, Uzless, that yours truly still suffers from impaired vision.
Then use your imagination.

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