>>>>> "Roland" == Roland Mas <lolando@debian.org> writes: Just a comment... Roland> Branden Robinson (2001-08-30 21:26:18 -0500) : >> On Thu, Aug 30, 2001 at 09:40:03PM +0100, Jules Bean wrote: >> > Build a fire for a man, an he'll be warm for a day. Set a >> > man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. >> Bwa ha, this should be my epitaph. >> Did you make that up yourself? It's going in my sig file. Roland> I read it in a book by Terry Pratchett (Jingo). I think Roland> Mr. Pratchett is original enough not to have copied that Roland> elsewhere. Roland> <URL:http://www.co.uk.lspace.org/books/pqf/jingo.html> I know that "proverb"(?) as "Give a man fire and he will be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life." (have it in my quotes file) Don't know where I got that from, but it was surely not from Jingo (even though I love everything by pterry, I haven't read it yet). Don't know *when* I came across it, so can't say whether it was before or after Jingo came out. Bye, J PS: Yes, pterry is great, and pretty original... but I don't think he's above using a great quote when he sees one. ;-) -- Jürgen A. Erhard (juergen.erhard@gmx.net, jae@users.sf.net) MARS: http://members.tripod.com/Juergen_Erhard/mars_index.html Debian GNU/Linux (http://www.debian.org) "MCSE: Minesweeper Champion and Solitare Expert"
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