Return-Path: Received: (qmail 7279 invoked from network); 13 Mar 2003 18:33:37 -0000 Received: from netmail01.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.219) by mailstore with SMTP; 13 Mar 2003 18:33:37 -0000 Received: (qmail 13603 invoked by uid 10001); 13 Mar 2003 18:33:36 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by netmail01.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 13 Mar 2003 18:33:36 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.12) id 18tXVh-0000Kp-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 13 Mar 2003 18:32:57 +0000 Received: from [62.253.162.46] (helo=mta06-svc.ntlworld.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.12) id 18tXVT-0000KZ-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 13 Mar 2003 18:32:43 +0000 Received: from mike1 ([80.4.107.45]) by mta06-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.37 201-229-121-137-20020806) with ESMTP id <20030313183242.KBNG20605.mta06-svc.ntlworld.com@mike1> for ; Thu, 13 Mar 2003 18:32:42 +0000 Message-ID: <000901c2e98e$ea84e140$2602a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "mike.dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <01C2E966.68104D30.g4jnt@thersgb.net> Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 18:32:34 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: LF: Re: Fools and wise men Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-9.8 required=5.0tests=QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCESversion=2.50 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.50 (1.173-2003-02-20-exp) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false > - "Rules are for the guidance of wise men and for blind observance by > fools" - > By the way, if anyone knows the source of this quote then please let me know! > It is probably not Shakespeare, but everyone I have enquired from, including > several English teachers, have all "heard it" but cannot place the source. > Andy G4JNT (still lurking on this reflector but lost interest in operating LF) Andy, Many web references show this as "author unknown", but the following fascinating page attributes it to flyer Douglas Bader. http://www.quotelady.com/subjects/foolishness.html However, http://members.lycos.co.uk/curmudgeon/misc/quotations.html says: "Laws are for the guidance of wise men and the blind obedience of fools." (Solon, the Lawmaker of Athens, d. 559 BC) It is interesting to note that most wisdom was written down more than 2000 years ago. Mike, G3XDV http://www.lf.thersgb.net ====================