06-30-2020, 05:23 AM
(06-29-2020, 06:07 PM)Ahabstar Wrote: The Noble Savage, completely in tune with nature...that is such a great fantasy. I mean Lord of the Rings was pretty good, but the Noble Savage.
One can be utterly "in tune with nature", and still be completely savage without a trace of nobility. The guy was laboring under a thoroughly outdated and discredited theory from 200 years ago.
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’