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On Sun, 6 Feb 2000, Larry Pieniazek (<389D9C09.F2F4CF16@voyager.net>)
wrote at 16:06:33
> Paul Baulch wrote:
> > Who was it that said, "Perfection is achieved not
> > when there is nothing left to add, but rather when there is nothing left to
> > remove"?
>
> Dunno, but it's a great saying. Paraphrasing a famous CS type: "Inside
> every large, clunky program there is a small, elegant one struggling to
> escape..."
Call me a tired old cynic, but no, sometimes there isn't :-)
(it's already five years old, and frolicking on a mountain pasture
somewhere)
Does anyone know the name of the Ancient Greek philosopher who said
'there is nothing new'?
--
Tony Priestman
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Tony Priestman wrote in message ...
> Does anyone know the name of the Ancient Greek philosopher who said
> 'there is nothing new'?
Wasn't it Solomon (Nihil novi sub sola)?
And wasn't he a bit not Ancient Greek ;-)
Then again, perhaps you shouldn't listen to me at all - let's not forget
that I'm the guy who spells river with an f from time to time, on top of
discussing the 'relspective meruts' of something or other recently.
Richard
Still baldly going...
Check out Port Block at http://www.hinet.net.au/~rparsons/port/
Note the change in URL - Port Block is moving (to new and larger
accommodations)
Do adjust your set.
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In lugnet.general, Tony Priestman wrote:
> Does anyone know the name of the Ancient Greek philosopher who said
> 'there is nothing new'?
Hebrew. The author of the biblical book of Ecclesiastes. Generally attributed
to Solomon, but that's not for sure certain.
Of course, someone probably said it before him.
Steve
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