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'''A man cannot stab his enemy twice''' is a phrase widely attributed to philosopher and sociopath [[Fell Swoop]]. | [[File:A man cannot stab his enemy twice.png|thumb|A man cannot stab his enemy twice.]]'''A man cannot stab his enemy twice''' is a phrase widely attributed to philosopher and sociopath [[Fell Swoop]]. | ||
== Variants == | == Variants == | ||
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File:Athenian Empire (game).jpg|link=Athenian Empire|'''''[[Athenian Empire]]''''' is a board game based on the Delian League (circa 478 BC to 404 BC). | |||
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== Commentary == | |||
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Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his stab, else what's a victim for? | |||
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Compare Robert Browning: | |||
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Speak as they please, what does the mountain care?<br> | |||
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,<br> | |||
Or what's a heaven for? All is silver-grey,<br> | |||
Placid and perfect with my art: the worse! | |||
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* [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43745/andrea-del-sarto Andrea del Sarto] by Robert Browning | |||
== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* ''[[Athenian Empire]]'' | |||
* [[Fell Swoop]] | * [[Fell Swoop]] | ||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* [[Heraclitus]] | * [[Heraclitus]] | ||
* [[Homeopathic Sociopath]] | |||
* ''[[Lysistrata: The Mormon Years]]'' | |||
* [[The Nolongerability of Thatinthere]] - a [[catch phrase]] meaning "You can't go back into that place where you were previously." | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraclitus Heraclitus] @ Wikipedia | |||
=== Social media === | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1715199811249467785 Post] @ Twitter (19 October 2023) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1682140596046032898 Post] @ Twitter (20 July 2023) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1614083862140690432 Post] @ Twitter (13 January 2023) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1309566336129957888 Post] @ Twitter | |||
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Fell Swoop]] | [[Category:Fell Swoop]] | ||
[[Category:Ancient Greece (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Heraclitus (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Philosophy (nonfiction)]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:55, 19 October 2023
A man cannot stab his enemy twice is a phrase widely attributed to philosopher and sociopath Fell Swoop.
Variants
Many variant phrases have been attributed to Swoop, of which the best known include:
A man cannot stab his enemy twice. The second stab, he is not the same man, and his enemy is not the same enemy.
Other variants target specific audiences, for example artificial intelligences:
A program cannot twice impose a halting state on his enemy. The second halting state, he is not the same program, and his enemy state is not the same enemy state.
In the News
Athenian Empire is a board game based on the Delian League (circa 478 BC to 404 BC).
Commentary
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his stab, else what's a victim for?
Compare Robert Browning:
Speak as they please, what does the mountain care?
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what's a heaven for? All is silver-grey,
Placid and perfect with my art: the worse!
- Andrea del Sarto by Robert Browning
Fiction cross-reference
- Athenian Empire
- Fell Swoop
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Heraclitus
- Homeopathic Sociopath
- Lysistrata: The Mormon Years
- The Nolongerability of Thatinthere - a catch phrase meaning "You can't go back into that place where you were previously."
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Heraclitus @ Wikipedia