From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Mon Aug 03 06:38:47 2009 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:38:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MXxkU-00032E-Ln for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:38:46 -0700 Received: from qw-out-1920.google.com ([74.125.92.147]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MXxkQ-00030A-66 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:38:45 -0700 Received: by qw-out-1920.google.com with SMTP id 14so1549770qwa.58 for ; Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:38:41 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=YAwjN/rdFW4rZFq+UYjLimR2iYxJL4dxV0q9FqzlQm4=; b=ILZukrFy5h1HEj/ZVd2Rx2UhWnGIa5aLlJaQLYXA5DV59i+TiGU+sAdOxmNqgWBxWp jCgOUs51df3pfz2B7keSxIzYmHrqgOo62a+nQXeH+vs+i/k8jv2RsGgW7o/2XYsiJhlx xUIkOAQPavjBijCZm4EEmUGW1K8wu6NpQ6zYE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=p7OPiTcg/tHkceJkRyhpalaEKBP2bty04uISvxXcw8kV7qy922GmjV11MXcIGeQBhk NicmhGj9VhH49T4hF0fCWph461GQKdHcK+wEhpQwUgEdtrcoRdhndWINDRZnh0UbnMFF TOxyt5v/rPxulsBJlbNmkjjuIsjcNFp7UaGis= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.96.194 with SMTP id i2mr4597904vcn.96.1249306720882; Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:38:40 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <925d17560908030622s14f62b6cx209bf8e51619d211@mail.gmail.com> References: <200908030033.21511.phma@phma.optus.nu> <86fxc9ysep.fsf@cmarib.ramside> <925d17560908030622s14f62b6cx209bf8e51619d211@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 09:38:40 -0400 Message-ID: <5715b9300908030638i627041f5t4549ea4939a91e3b@mail.gmail.com> Subject: [lojban] Re: Proverbs and sayings From: Luke Bergen To: lojban-list@lojban.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e64ec4a05052cb04703ce3f2 X-archive-position: 15858 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: lukeabergen@gmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list --0016e64ec4a05052cb04703ce3f2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "god helps those who help themselves" "waking early doesn't cause the sun to rise"? <-- I think that's what you're getting at but I don't think I get it. Is it an english proverb? Pierre: I think the writer of the contradictory proverbs was trying to mak= e the point that there really is no set rule for how to answer a fool. Sometimes you "don't answer a fool according to his folly lest ye be like him". But then sometimes it's necessary to "answer a fool according to his folly lest he be wise in his own eyes". It's not contradictory so much as saying "these are both sage pieces of advice, but it takes prior wisdom to know when to apply each piece of advice". And yes, you're right, I meant {spuda}. - Luke Bergen 2009/8/3 Jorge Llamb=EDas > - lo cevni cu sidju lo sidju be lo sevzi > > - lo nu lirmau cikybi'o na rinka lo nu lirmau soltolcanci > > mu'o mi'e xorxes > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.or= g > with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if > you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help. > > --0016e64ec4a05052cb04703ce3f2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "god helps those who help themselves"

"waking early d= oesn't cause the sun to rise"?=A0 <-- I think that's what y= ou're getting at but I don't think I get it.=A0 Is it an english pr= overb?

Pierre:=A0 I think the writer of the contradictory proverbs was trying = to make the point that there really is no set rule for how to answer a fool= .=A0 Sometimes you "don't answer a fool according to his folly les= t ye be like him".=A0 But then sometimes it's necessary to "a= nswer a fool according to his folly lest he be wise in his own eyes".= =A0 It's not contradictory so much as saying "these are both sage = pieces of advice, but it takes prior wisdom to know when to apply each piec= e of advice".

And yes, you're right, I meant {spuda}.

- Luk= e Bergen


2009/8/3 Jorge Llamb=EDas <jjllambias@gmail.com>= ;
- lo cevni cu sidju lo sidju be lo sevzi

- lo nu lirmau cikybi'o na rinka lo nu lirmau soltolcanci

mu'o mi'e xorxes


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