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Comment by 誰還記得北婆羅州？ on February 12, 2024 at 9:40am: Geography has made us neighbors

Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder. — John F. Kennedy

“The good historian… must be fearless, uncorrupted, free, the friend of truth and of liberty. One who calls a fig a fig, and a skiff a skiff, neither giving nor withholding from any, from favour or from enmity, not influenced by pity, by shame, or by remorse. A just judge… a stranger to all, of no country, bound only by his own laws, acknowledging no sovereign, never considering what this or that man may say of him, but relating faithfully everything as it happened.” Lucian, ancient Greek writer and satirist (c.125-185)

“Perhaps nobody has changed the course of history as much as the historians.” Franklin P. Jones, American journalist (1908-1980)

War is God's way of teaching Americans geography. — Ambrose Bierce

Without an understanding of geography, we would not appreciate the mercies of the United States of America. — Tim Marshall

I believe there is little to gain by exchanging opinions with other artists concerning either the ideology of art or technical methods. Very much alone in my work, I am almost jealous of it. Geography has no bearing on it, nor have the interests of the community in which I work. — Yves Tanguy

The DRC is neither democratic, nor a republic. It is the second-largest country in Africa, bigger than Germany, France, and Spain combined and contains the Congo Rainforest, second only to the Amazon as the largest in the world. — Tim Marshall

Comment by 誰還記得北婆羅州？ on February 11, 2024 at 12:02pm: Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.

“Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.” Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer and philosopher (1828-1910)

“What experience and history teach is that nations and governments have never learned anything from history, or acted upon any lessons they might have drawn from it.” Georg Hegel, German philosopher (1770-1831)

“A historian ought to be exact, sincere and impartial, free from passion, unbiased by interest, fear, resentment or affection. And faithful to the truth, which is the mother of history, the preserver of great actions, the enemy of oblivion, the witness of the past, the director of the future.” B. R. Ambedkar, Indian politician (1891-1956)

“History is an argument without end.” Pieter Geyl, Dutch historian (1887-1966)

“History is an aggregate of half-truths, semi-truths, fables, myths, rumours, prejudices, personal narratives, gossip and official prevarications. It is a canvas upon which thousands of artists throughout the ages have splashed their conceptions and interpretations of a day and an era.” Philip D. Jordan, American historian (1903-1980)

“History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.” Winston Churchill, British writer and politician (1874-1965)

“History is a set of lies, agreed upon.” Napoleon Bonaparte, French ruler (1769-1821)

“History is instructive. What it suggests to people is that even if they do little things, if they walk on the picket line, if they join a vigil, if they write a letter to their local newspaper… Anything they do, however small, becomes part of a much larger sort of flow of energy. And when enough people do enough things, however small they are, then change takes place.” Howard Zinn, American historian (1922-2010)

Comment by 誰還記得北婆羅州？ on February 10, 2024 at 8:46am: The only history worth a tinker’s damn is the history we make today

“I don’t know much about history and I wouldn’t give a nickel for all the history in the world. It means nothing to me. History is more or less bunk. It’s tradition. We don’t want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history worth a tinker’s damn is the history we make today.” Henry Ford, American industrialist (1863-1947)

“The more I study history the more I realise how little mankind has changed. There are no new scripts, just different actors.” Richard Paul Evans, American author (1962- )

“To study history means submitting yourself to chaos, but nevertheless retaining your faith in order and meaning.” Herman Hesse, German writer and poet (1877-1962)

“Study the historian before you begin to study the facts.” Edward Hallett Carr, British historian (1892-1982)

“[The historian is] an unsuccessful novelist. L. Mencken, American journalist and satirist (1880-1956)

“The historian must serve two masters: the past and the present.” Fritz Stern, German-American historian (1926- )

“It might be a good idea if the various countries of the world occasionally swapped history books, just to see what the other people are doing with the same set of facts.” Bill Vaughan, American writer (1915-1977)

“Historians are themselves the products of history.” Paul Conkin and Roland Stromberg, American historians

“I don’t know much about history and I wouldn’t give a nickel for all the history in the world. It means nothing to me. History is more or less bunk. It’s tradition. We don’t want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history worth a tinker’s damn is the history we make today.” Henry Ford, American industrialist (1863-1947)

Comment by 誰還記得北婆羅州？ on February 8, 2024 at 8:40pm: It is as if a hand has come out, and taken yours

“The best moments in reading are when you come across something – a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things – which you had thought special and particular to you. And now, here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out, and taken yours.” Alan Bennett, English playwright (1934- )

“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman Cousins, American journalist (1915-1990)

“If you don’t know history, it’s as if you were born yesterday. If you were born yesterday then any leader can tell you anything.” Howard Zinn, American historian (1924-2010)

“What is the use trying to describe the flowing of a river at any one moment, and then at the next moment, and then at the next, and the next, and the next? You wear out. You say ‘There is a great river and it flows through this land, and we have named it History’.” Ursula K. Le Guin, American writer (1929-2018)

“Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.” Confucius, Chinese teacher and philosopher (551-479 BC)

“The entire history of mankind is, in any case, nothing but a prolonged fight to the death for the conquest of universal prestige and absolute power.” Albert Camus, French-Algerian author (1913-1960)

Comment by 誰還記得北婆羅州？ on February 7, 2024 at 1:14pm: All historical writing, even the most honest, is unconsciously subjective.

“The truth that all historical writing, even the most honest, is unconsciously subjective, since every age is bound, in spite of itself, to make the dead perform whatever tricks it finds necessary for its own peace of mind.” Carl Becker, American historian (1873-1945)

“History is always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books-books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe.” Dan Brown, American novelist (1964- )

“History is a jangle of accidents, blunders, surprises and absurdities, and so is our knowledge of it, but if we are to report it at all we must impose some order upon it.” Henry Steele Commager, American historian (1902-1998)

“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana, American philosopher (1863-1952)

“Perhaps the cause of our contemporary pessimism is our tendency to view history as a turbulent stream of conflicts — between individuals in economic life, between groups in politics, between creeds in religion, between states in war. This is the more dramatic side of history; it captures the eye of the historian and the interest of the reader… History has been too often a picture of the bloody stream. The history of civilization is a record of what happened on the banks.” Will Durant, American writer (1885-1981)

“If you want to understand today you have to search yesterday.” Pearl S. Buck, American novelist (1892-1973)

“[History is] an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.” Ambrose Bierce, American satirist (1842-1914)

Comment by 誰還記得北婆羅州？ on February 6, 2024 at 4:19pm: History is a map of the past for the modern traveller

“One of the deepest impulses in man is the impulse to record, to scratch a drawing on a tusk or keep a diary… The enduring value of the past is, one might say, the very basis of civilisation.” John Jay Chapman, American author (1862-1933)

“History is not the past but a map of the past, drawn from a particular point of view, to be useful to the modern traveller.” Henry Glassie, US historian (1941- )

“History is the story of events, with praise or blame.” Cotton Mather, American writer and politician (1663-1728)

“History is the study of all the world’s crime.” Voltaire, French writer and philosopher (1694-1778)

“History is who we are and why we are the way we are.” David McCullough, American historian (1933- )

“No other discipline has its portals so wide open to the general public as history.” Johan Huizinga, Dutch historian (1872-1945)

“History gives answers only to those who know how to ask questions.” Hajo Holborn, German-American historian (1902-1969)

“A generation which ignores history has no past and no future.” Robert Heinlein, American author (1907-1988)

Comment by 誰還記得北婆羅州？ on February 4, 2024 at 11:07am: Echoes of Time: Reflecting on History's Lessons by Dr. Tan Beng Huat

1. History is essentially the interpretation of materials uncovered and studied by historians. We should always value the honest work of academics, regardless of personal biases.

2. Historical materials encompass artifacts and various forms of literature such as books, journals, reports, and documents.

3. The sources of these findings are crucial for understanding context.

4. Importantly, history isn't solely about the past; it also informs our understanding of the future.

5. In the past, whenever Malaysians engage in debates about the "true history," it often leads to bitterness and complicates our collective efforts for a better future.

6. In Chinese philosophy, history and poetics are intertwined. Just as poets craft their perceptions of reality through words, rhythm, and mood, historians do the same through research, interpretation, and advocacy.

7. Our ancestors' history should guide us toward a noble purpose of creating a better future for all.

8. The 50th anniversary of Malaysia-China diplomatic friendship provides an opportune moment to articulate this vision.

9. Let's kick-start our efforts right after Chinese New Year 2024. May it be the greatest gift for the Year of the Dragon.(4.12.2024)

Comment by 誰還記得北婆羅州？ on February 3, 2024 at 12:07pm: Lap of Luxury – Origin & Meaning by Candace Osmond

What does lap of luxury mean? I can assure you it doesn’t involve a luxury lap pool or a lap-sized serving of luxury chocolates. We use this phrase in English to describe a condition of amazing comfort and extravagance. So, let’s dive into the plush cushions of this idiom, explore its origin, and look at some alternative ways to say it and how to use it in a sentence.

The idiom lap of luxury is meant to describe a state of opulence or extravagant comfort. Picture this: lounging on a sun-kissed beach, sipping cocktails, with no worries in the world. That’s the lap of luxury. It’s where many of us aspire to be, but few find ourselves.

I often think of my trip to Cuba years ago. I’d just had my second kid, and work was crazy, so the trip was well-deserved. We stayed at a five-star resort, had zero responsibilities or places to be, and food and drinks were brought to us by the pool each day. That was the lap of luxury, and I’ll never forget it!

(Source: https://grammarist.com)

Comment by 誰還記得北婆羅州？ on February 3, 2024 at 10:56am: What's in a name?

"Metaphors are the organizing tool for cultural communication and political discourse. No political or social change takes place without effective use of metaphor."

The Metaphor Project

(born at a Natural Step Open Space Conference in Berkeley, CA, 1997)

“Metaphors are a special form of presentation natural to many cultures. They are of unique importance as a means of communicating complex notions, especially in interdisciplinary and multicultural dialogue, as well as in the popularization of abstract concepts, in political discourse and as part of any creative process. They offer the special advantage of calling upon a pre-existing capacity to comprehend complexity, rather than assuming that people need to engage in lengthy educational processes before being able to comprehend.” （Governance through Metaphor Project）

Models, analogies and metaphors, from Physics to Poetry, of which involve a Source Target relationship. There is a translation from the established aura of facts, regularities, mechanisms and meanings of the Source to those of the Target. This translation suggests a means of transferring inferences for the Source into inferences for the Target. （Paraphrased from Emergence-From Chaos to Order by John Holland）

（Source: https://www.lap.org）

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