Had a friend who was fond of saying:
“You shouldn’t let the facts get in the way of a good story.”
Then I saw this line attributed to Benjamin Franklin:
Month: June 2004
Was speaking to a doctor specialising in geriatrics yesterday, and learnt something quite interesting about human development. I don’t really know whether this is a well-known medical ‘fact’ or not, but, according to her, as we grow older, we each become more and more individualistic. In other words, our behaviours become more and more different from one another, and it becomes harder to draw generalisations.
Another short one on attitudes and perspectives.
To a woman who complained about her destiny the Master said, ‘It is you who make your destiny.’
‘But surely I am not responsible for being born a woman?’