As a wise philosopher once said:
"He who quotes others lacks the ability to think for himself."
posted by Horace Jeffery Hodges @ 6:32 AM
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Gypsy Scholar
Brainstorming about history, politics, literature, religion, and other topics from a 'gypsy' scholar on a wagon hitched to a star.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
About Me
- Name: Horace Jeffery Hodges
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
I am a retired professor. I last taught at Ewha Womans University, mostly composition, research writing, and cultural issues, but also the occasional graduate seminar on Gnosticism and Johannine theology and the occasional undergraduate course on European history. My doctorate is in history (U.C. Berkeley), with emphasis on religion and science. My thesis is on John's gospel and Gnosticism. I'm also an award-winning writer, and I recommend my novella, The Bottomless Bottle of Beer, to anyone interested. I'm originally from the Arkansas Ozarks, but my academic career -- funded through doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships (e.g., Fulbright, Naumann, Lady Davis) -- has taken me through Texas, California, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, and Israel and has landed me in Seoul, South Korea. I've also traveled to Mexico, visited much of Europe, including Moscow, and touched down briefly in a few East Asian countries. Hence: "Gypsy Scholar."
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11 Comments:
But that's a quote!
Fortunately, I'm quoting myself.
I'm not just naughty, I'm dense as well!
Well, that's okay, 'cause I'm neither a philosopher nor very wise.
But I might be an ever-clever liar...
...and definitely witty
See my last post at Seven Roads on the Aphoristic Style, I think a good rationale. (Yes, it's a quote.)
Greg, I followed the link in your link and found this at Scholar Island:
"Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower." -Marguerite Gardiner
Well worth quoting . . . I think.
Sure, Randy, if you quote me on it.
You mean like this?
I suspected you were an evil genius after this post. Your response to Mr. Mcroberts proves it!
Ah, James, if only it were true, but I fear that I'm just a tiny bit evil and no genius at all.
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