RE: Foreign Languages
October 29, 2010 at 7:29 pm
(This post was last modified: October 29, 2010 at 7:30 pm by Jonah.)
(October 29, 2010 at 7:14 pm)Existentialist Wrote: I used to think that being multi-lingual was a sign of wisdom, but this morning I heard that Nick Clegg speaks 5 languages. So that can't be true.
I don't believe that multilingualism is a sign of wisdom, just like saying that having a Ph.D doesn't make you wise. It just means that you received a significant amount of education.
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"But the happiness of an atheist is neither the vacuous enjoyment of a fool, nor the short-lived pleasure of a rogue. It is rather the expression of a disposition that has ceased to torture itself with foolish fancies, or perplex itself with useless beliefs." - Chapman Cohen
