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17 Aug 99 - 10:18 AM (#105807) Subject: Thought for the Day (August 17) From: Peter T. "Defiez-vous des premiers mouvements; ils sont presque toujours bon". "Mistrust your first impulses: they are nearly always good." --Talleyrand (18th century diplomat, Foreign Minister under Napoleon, Louis XVIII, presumptive father of Delacroix, etc.) |
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17 Aug 99 - 02:25 PM (#105895) Subject: RE: Thought for the Day (August 17) From: katlaughing PeterT: I see it is also attributed, sometimes, to Corneille (below) and Comte de Montrond Casimir Un premier mouvement ne fut jamais un crime. "A first impulse was never a crime." - Pierre Corneille - (1606-1684) So....is this a subtle hint to all of us impulsive posters? Heeheehee
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