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WinstonSmith4740

(3,457 posts) Sat May 9, 2026, 09:50 AM Yesterday

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I'd say he nailed it. [View all]

I get a "thought of the day" when I open my phone. Here's today's.

"We can easily forgive the child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." Socrates

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I'd say he nailed it. [View all] WinstonSmith4740 Yesterday OP

So very true about the last part. niyad Yesterday #1

"Understand" would have been... SergeStorms Yesterday #4

You are quite correct. niyad Yesterday #5

Teeny tiny men. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #2

What occasion was this? The scowl on krasnov's face! I thought niyad Yesterday #6

The Night of the Long Shot Kid Berwyn Yesterday #8

And look at his mouth. WinstonSmith4740 18 hrs ago #11

Playing dress-up evolves 17 hrs ago #12

Small, WEAK men, with tears in their eyes..... lastlib 15 hrs ago #14

Ooooh! I like that one. SergeStorms Yesterday #3

Famous misquotation? sl8 Yesterday #7

Nice writeup! Tasmanian Devil 18 hrs ago #10

the last words of socrates... da svenster 22 hrs ago #9

Yes, indeed wendyb-NC 17 hrs ago #13