A Message to Twitterers from the Middle Ages
“Keep silent unless what you are going to say is more important than silence”
It’s a self portrait of Rosa Salvator from the 17th century. Its unusual for it’s age as the quote is actually in the painting. This is one of my favourite paintings in the National.
If the quote is familiar it is because it has been paraphrased by Lisa Simpson and Abraham Lincoln.
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April 23rd, 2008 at 8:16 am
Oh, may I borrow this from you without giving you credit. This is great and I wish there was the same type thing in Latin about email.
“Don’t send me email unless what you are going to say is more important than the electrons required to send it”
(remember to forward to 10,000 or Bill Gates will buy Nigeria! and give you 10% once the check clears)
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:56 am
Go for it, I’m sure that karma will reward you
I think the same quote can be applied to email or any form of communication. As John Lennon once said, “Everyone is talking, but no one is saying a thing”.
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Looks like that has put paid to 99% of blogs - including mine LOL
Superb painting too Its great to be introduced to new stuf
regards
RR
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Once given the existential determination of thought, who is there to judge among the babel of competing voices?
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:50 pm
@supaswag, who indeed?
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Judge Twitt? Although I doubt that he prefers silence to noise. Anyway.. here’s what you need >> http://www.termight.co.uk/2000adonline.php
Good Luck
April 24th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
very rightly said…many just blog about…when they have nothing important to say…time to think
April 27th, 2008 at 1:58 am
Geat quote, and as Richard says, so applicable in the high communication world we live in today..
Matt Garrett
April 29th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Hmmm…..that has now killed all of my Twittering and blogging. I shall need to think hard about what to say from now on.
But I love it. I have just send the picture with the quote around the office and I think a few people have stopped sending me emails already.
Bliss
May 5th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Go for it, I’m sure you’ll be rewarded.
I think the same quote can be applied to email or any form of communication. As John Lennon once said, “Everyone is talking, but no one is saying a thing”.
-Jeff
May 9th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Five on Friday, Issue #7: The Twitter Edition…
After a six-week hiatus, Five on Friday is back.
I took a break for two primary reasons: I’ve been slammed with work and I wanted to bring you five posts from five sources I have not linked to before.
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May 11th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
You also took William Strunk to heart: “Omit needless words!”
May 13th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
well theres also the famous army slogan, KISS, keep it simple, stupid. thats kinda the most effective way of doing anything on the internet.