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# Ostentation

Ostentation is display intended to excite admiration or applause.

## Quotes

* Never call yourself a philosopher, nor talk a great deal among the unlearned about theorems, but act conformably to them. Thus, at an entertainment, don’t talk how persons ought to eat, but eat as you ought. For remember that in this manner Socrates also universally avoided all ostentation. And when persons came to him and desired to be recommended by him to philosophers, he took and recommended them, so well did he bear being overlooked. So that if ever any talk should happen among the unlearned concerning philosophic theorems, be you, for the most part, silent. For there is great danger in immediately throwing out what you have not digested. And, if anyone tells you that you know nothing, and you are not nettled at it, then you may be sure that you have begun your business. For sheep don’t throw up the grass to show the shepherds how much they have eaten; but, inwardly digesting their food, they outwardly produce wool and milk. Thus, therefore, do you likewise not show theorems to the unlearned, but the actions produced by them after they have been digested.
** Epictetus, Enchiridion, 46
* Our society has been prepared to appreciate nothing but ostentation: nowadays you can fill men up with nothing but wind and then bounce them about like balloons. But this man, Socrates, did not deal with vain notions: his aim was to provide us with matter and precepts which genuinely and intimately serve our lives.
** Michel de Montaigne, Essays, M. Screech, trans. (1991), Book III, Chapter 12, “Of Physiognomy,” p. 1173
* For my part, the thing I would wish to obtain from money would be leisure with security. But what the typical modern man desires to get with it is more money, with a view to ostentation, splendour, and the outshining of those who have hitherto been his equals.
** Bertrand Russell, Conquest of Happiness, chapter 3

## See also

* Conspicuous consumption
* Extravagance
* Luxury
# Oswald Chambers

Oswald J. Chambers (July 24, 1874 – November 15, 1917) was an early-twentieth-century Scottish Baptist evangelist and teacher who was aligned with the Holiness Movement.

## Quotes

* Certainty is the mark of the common-sense life: gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life. To be certain of God means that we are uncertain in all our ways, we do not know what a day may bring forth. This is generally said with a sigh of sadness, it should be rather an expression of breathless expectation. We are uncertain of the next step, but we are certain of God. Immediately we abandon to God, and do the duty that lies nearest, He packs our life with surprises all the time.
** My Utmost for His Highest (1956). Section "April 30".
* Our yesterdays present irreparable things to us; it is true that we have lost opportunities which will never return, but God can transform this destructive anxiety into a constructive thoughtfulness for the future. Let the past sleep, but let it sleep on the bosom of Christ. Leave the Irreparable Past in His hands, and step out into the Irresistible Future with Him.
** My Utmost for His Highest (1956). Section "December 31".
# Nigidius Figulus

Publius Nigidius Figulus (c. 98 – 45 BC) was a scholar of the Late Roman Republic and one of the praetors for 58 BC. His vast works survive only in fragments preserved by other authors.

## Quotes

* Religentem esse oportet, religiosus ne fuas.
** One must be religious, in order not to become superstitious.
** Verse copied by Nigidius Figulus from ancient poetry (ex antiquo carmine), as quoted by Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae, IV, 9, 1–2 (Tr. FitzHugh)

## About

* Nigidius Figulus, Pythagoricus et magus, in exilio moritur.
** Nigidius Figulus, a Pythagorean and a magician, dies in exile.
** Jerome, Chronicon, 1972 = 45 BC (Tr. Pearse et al.)
** Cf. Apuleius, Apologia, 42: Itemque Fabium, cum quingentos denarium perdidisset, ad Nigidium consultum venisse; ab eo pueros carmine instinctos indicavisse, ubi locorum defossa esset crumina. ... See also Augustinus, De civitate Dei, 5, 3; Suetonius, Augustus, 94, 5; Cassius Dio, 45, 1, 3-5; Lucan, 1, 639ff
* Sed abiit in sodalicium sacrilegi Nigidiani.
** He became an associate in the sacrilege of Nigidius.
** Cicero, Invective against Sallust, 5, 14 (Tr. John C. Rolfe)
** See: Federico Santangelo, "Whose Sacrilege? A Note on Sal. 5.14", The Classical World, vol. 104, no. 3 (2011), pp. 333–38

## External links

* Thomas FitzHugh, "The Origin of Verse", Bulletin of the School of Latin, no. 8 (University of Virginia, 1 January 1915), p. 11
* Roger Pearse et al., "The Chronicle of St. Jerome", The Tertullian Project (2005)
* Antonius Swoboda, P. Nigidii Figuli Operum Reliquiae (Tempsky, 1889), p. 67
# Nike Akande

Onikepo Olufunmike Akande, (née Adisa, born 29 October 1944) is a Nigerian economist, accountant and industrialist who served as the President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry and honorary life Vice-President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture.

## Quotes

* On the part of government anyway, conducive learning environment would have to be provided, school buildings should be solid and not dilapidated. A wide variety of teaching and learning materials should be made available. There should be a strong and solid inspectorate. Teachers should also be given the opportunity of self-development through workshop, seminar, refresher courses where latest ideas and modern methodologies of teaching would be learnt. There should also be improved and prompt release of fund to the educational sector
** Nike Spoke about Education Tribune
* I have always believed that to be successful in life, you have to work hard. There is no short cut to it; you just have to work hard. I have been used to working hard since I was young. I am also very careful about how I behave because I don’t want people to say negative things about me. So, I try to behave well.
** Nike Akande talked about success Tribune Online
* The business people have to make sure that what they produce is of good quality because everybody wants to buy what is of good quality.
** Nike spoke about business Punch
* Well, the thing is, I like to look good. It’s something I have a passion for. It is a part of me, that’s why age hasn’t been able to take it away from me. Fashion is something I picked up from my childhood days. And I like decent dressing. I don’t like to expose my body. And because I’m a traditional chief, I wear traditional outfits a lot. Also, I’m a corporate woman, so I also wear corporate outfits. So, I try to dress to fit the occasion.
** Nike Akande talked about her fashion sense City People Online
* The Nigerian woman has come a long way through peculiar challenges in the business and family fronts. Interestingly too, Nigerian women have remained resilient and dogged their quest for survival even when placed side by side by their male counterparts in professions usually designated as ‘men-only’
** Nike Akande opinion about Nigerian Women MMS Plug
* We are going to work together so that there is no duplication of efforts, we are working for a common purpose so we will interact and there will be synergy.
** Nike Akande talked about the development of Oyo state Tribune
* We do a lot of advocacy and promotion of businesses to help our members. Since I became president, we have been doing much to help our members in their businesses. These are not the best of times for people. There is recession. People are finding it difficult with their businesses. So, anything that will promote businesses, we always do. This is why a lot of people are joining the chamber everyday
** Nike spoke about LCCI Sun News
# Nike Davies-Okundaye

Nike Davies-Okundaye (born 1951), also known as Nike Okundaye, Nike Twins Seven Seven and Nike Olaniyi, is a Nigerian Yoruba and adire textile designer. She is best known as an artist for her cloth work and embroidery pieces.

## Quotes

* I found a way to make us women powerful, by being able to earn money.
** Nike Davies-Okundaye's quotes
* “I always sign the work I do by myself with my name N-I-K-E and I encourage the other women to sign their work too,”
** Nike Davies-Okundaye's word
* “You have to wear your indigo to show your people that you love them.”
** Nike Davies-Okundaye's word
* Indigo is regarded as the color of love by the Yoruba people. “The pattern of Adire is the way we used to communicate in the past,”. You have to wear your indigo to show your people that you love them,
** Nike Davies-Okundaye's word about indigo
* By the time I was ten-years-old, I was already weaving on a proper loom and considered a professional,”
** Nike Davies-Okundaye's word
* “There are over 4000 women whose lives have changed thanks to textiles.”
** Nike Davies-Okundaye's word
# Nike Oshinowo

Adenike Asabi Oshinowo (1966) is a Nigerian talk show host, entrepreneur, former pageant director and style icon.

## Quotes

* It will inject life and fun into the weekday evenings of the viewing audience, bringing a vast array of local and international acts and celebrities from the world of art, cinema, music and politics into the viewer’s living room.
** Oshinowo on talk show in 2014.
* This is the only interview I’m going to give about it because my children didn’t choose to come into this world or choose to be famous that way. I’m the one who’s famous. My children are not famous. I’m hoping they’re going to be able to live very normal lives.
** Nike shows off her twins in 2014.
* These days, no real questions get answered and no real issues get dealt with but the late night shows will be more real and on when the children are asleep. This will give us an opportunity to have real adult conversation, of whatever could be bothering you.
** Oshinowo talks about late night show in 2014.
* I like TV. I like watching precisely the kind of show that I am doing now. I want one show which gives me everything from current affairs to the happening music, movies as well as stars that are doing well like Genevieve, Omotola, while at the same time watching conversations with politicians, business leaders without having to change the channel.
** Nike unveiled show in 2014.
* I am impressed with certain females. Being a woman, even though I am not actively promoting this gender alone, there are women featured in the show that dazzled my imagination. Dakore being one, is one of the most intelligent and coherent. She has the most passionate set of morals.
** Ruth talk about female personalities in 2015.
* My businesses revolves around things I like..., I love food, sleep, wish I could say I love exercise but I don't! I like to be healthy. I am not about fashion what I am about is beauty; hair, skin.
** Nike talk about her business in 2015]
* I have lived with endometriosis since the age of 13. I was sent to boarding school in England when I was seven. I went to prep school. It was during the first few days in secondary school that I began my periods (menstrual). They called the ambulance and I was hospitalized for 10 days because the pain started and wouldn’t stop. I thought I was going to die. Living with endometriosis is a challenge.
** Ex beauty queen speaks about her struggle with endometriosis in 2016.
* I chose to have my children look like my cousins, the children of my sister, and the children of my brother – all the same colour. I did what I needed to do to make that happen. My children bear Oshinowo. It’s a very good surname to have!
** Nike during an interview in 2018.
# Niketas Stethatos

Niketas Stethatos (Greek: Νικήτας Στηθᾶτος; 1005–1090) was a Byzantine Christian monk, mystic, and theologian.

## Quotes

       Philokalia (vol. 4), as translated and edited by G. E. H. Palmer, Philip Sherrard and Kallistos Ware (1999)
* Stillness is an undisturbed state of the intellect,
    the calm of a free and joyful soul,
    the tranquil unwavering stability of the heart in God,
    the contemplation of light,
    the knowledge of the mysteries of God,
    consciousness of wisdom by virtue of a pure mind,
    the abyss of divine intellections,
    the rapture of the intellect,
    intercourse with God,
    an unsleeping watchfulness,
    spiritual prayer,
    untroubled repose in the midst of great hardship and,
    finally, solidarity and union with God.
   * "On the Inner Nature of Things", #64, p.125
* The rays of primordial Light that illumine purified souls with spiritual knowledge not only fill them with benediction and luminosity; they also, by means of the contemplation of the inner essences of created things, lead them up to the noetic heavens. The effects of the divine energy, however, do not stop here; they continue until through wisdom and through knowledge of indescribable things they unite purified souls with the One, bringing them out of a state of multiplicity into a state of oneness in Him.
** On Spiritual Knowledge, Love and the Perfection of Living, #21
* The Spirit is light, life and peace. If consequently you are illumined by the Spirit your own life is imbued with peace and serenity. Because of this you are filled with the spiritual knowledge of created beings and the wisdom of the Logos; you are granted the intellect of Christ (cf. 1 Cor. 2:16); and you come to know the mysteries of God's kingdom (cf. Luke 8:10). Thus you penetrate into the depths of the Divine and daily from an untroubled and illumined heart you utter words of life for the benefit of others; for you yourself are full of benediction, since you have within you Goodness itself that utters things new and old (cf. Matt. 13:52).
** On Spiritual Knowledge, Love and the Perfection of Living, #46
# PC

PC or pc may refer to:
* Personal computer, a general-purpose computer for individuals
* Political correctness, language or behavior that appears calculated to provide a minimum of offense
* Pro-choice, the view that women should have the choice of whether or not to terminate a pregnancy
This disambiguation page, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name, lists articles associated with the name PC. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
# Widsith

Widsith is an anonymous Old English poem, consisting for the most part of the eponymous narrator's boasts of his travels among the Germanic peoples of the Heroic Age. It is often dated to the 7th century, and may therefore be the oldest poem in the English language, or indeed any Germanic language.
The translations used here are by Michael Alexander, and are taken from his The Earliest English Poems (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1975).

## Quotes

* Fela ic monna gefrægn mægþum wealdan! Sceal þeodna gehwylc þeawum lifgan, eorl æfter oþrum eðle rædan, se þe his þeodenstol geþeon wile.
** Of the master-rulers the most part have been known to me And I say that any leader, any lord whosoever, Must live right, and rule his lands the same If he wishes to come to a king's chair.
** Line 10
* Ac Offa geslog ærest monna, cnihtwesende, cynerica mæst. Nænig efeneald him eorlscipe maran on orette. Ane sweorde merce gemærde wið Myrgingum bi Fifeldore.
** Before all men Offa stands, Having in boyhood won the broadest of kingdoms; No youngster did work worthier of an earl. With single sword he struck the boundary Against the Myrgings where it marches now, fixed it at Fifeldor.
** Line 38
* Swa scriþende gesceapum hweorfað.
** The makar's wierd is to be a wanderer.
** Line 135
# Wiesław Lechowicz

Wiesław Lechowicz (22 December 1962 –) is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church.

## Quotes

* Let no worries obscure the main one, so that we may always be on the way to Jesus! Become God's children, that is, people who unconditionally trust God! Celebrating Christmas means welcoming the Baby Jesus with your heart and trusting him completely. I wish you such a celebration, and I pray for it! I am asking you to send kind thoughts in the form of prayers to our homeland and the Church in Poland among the wishes made during this holiday season.
** Christmas wishes addressed by Bishop Wiesław Lechowicz to the Polish community abroad (24 December 2020) Polish Episocopal Conference
# Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary is a 1936 film about a wife whose suspicions about the relationship between her husband and his secretary cause strain in their marriage.
    Directed by Clarence Brown. Written by Norman Krasna, Alice Duer Miller and John Lee Mahin, based on the story by Faith Bladwin.

## Helen 'Whitey' Wilson

* [about Jake's caricature] Why a man would keep such a horrible picture of himself is beyond me.

## Dialogue

    Whitey: I want to talk to you.
    Linda: We're leaving in a few minutes.
    Whitey: It'll only take a minute.
    Linda: I'm not at all interested.
    Whitey: You're going to hear me though.
    Linda: My husband loves me. He's innocent. You want me to go back to him. What else?
    Whitey: But I don't want you to go back to him. I hope he never sees you again.
    Linda: You're frank about it anyway. You'd really better go.
    Whitey: If you leave him now, you'll never get him back.
    Linda: Yes, that's occurred to me.
    Whitey: He's going to be lonely. His life won't end with you, you know. And when the rebound sets in, he's going to turn to the woman nearest. And you know who it'll be.
    Linda: I'm sure I do.
    Whitey: Tomorrow he's taking me to Bermuda, as a friend. But it won't go on like this. Pretty soon he'll want to buy me things. That's how it always starts. And then it'll be too late, because if he ever turns to me, I won't turn away.
    Linda: You've only a minute.
    Whitey: I'll take him second best. But he'll be fairly happy. Not as happy as he was, not as happy as you could make him, but as happy as anybody else could make him. You're still going?
    Linda: Yes.
    Whitey: You're a fool - for which I'm grateful.

## Cast

* Clark Gable - Van Stanhope
* Jean Harlow - Helen 'Whitey' Wilson
* Myrna Loy - Linda Stanhope
* May Robson - Mimi Stanhope
* James Stewart - Dave

## External links

* Wife vs. Secretary quotes at the Internet Movie Database
# Wifredo Lam

Wifredo Óscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla, known as Wifredo Lam (December 8, 1902–September 11, 1982) was a Cuban artist.

## Quotes

* I thought back to Europe being invaded by the Nazi army with great sadness … For me, seeing Europe had been everything. When I came back to Cuba, I was taken aback by its nature, by the traditions of the Blacks, and by the transculturation of its African and Catholic religions. And so I began to orientate my paintings toward the African.
** On painting after returning to Cuba in “Wifredo Lam: Man of the World” (Tate; 2016 Aug 16)
* In the 1950s we were all hungry for travel and new experiences. There was something in the air: the end of World War Two was still fresh in our minds and everyone needed to find an opening up, a way to discover other countries.
** On returning to Paris when Cuba felt unsafe in “Wifredo Lam: Man of the World” (Tate; 2016 Aug 16)
* I wanted with all my heart to paint the drama of my country but by thoroughly expressing the Negro spirit, the beauty of the [visual] art of the blacks.
** On seeing poverty and corruption in Cuba in “Wifredo Lam: the unlikely comeback of the Cuban Picasso” in The Telegraph (2016 Aug 31)
* It was like some sort of hell…For me, trafficking in the dignity of a people is just that: hell. I refused to paint cha-cha-cha.
** On adopting a new form of painting in Cuba in “Wifredo Lam: the unlikely comeback of the Cuban Picasso” in The Telegraph (2016 Aug 31)
# Wikidata

Wikidata is a free knowledge database project hosted by Wikimedia and edited by volunteers.

## Quotes

* State of Wikidata - giving more people more access to more knowledge one edit at a time
** Lydia Pintscher, Wikimania 2015 presentation
* To explain and motivate [Wikidata], we have often asked the simple question: "What are the world's largest cities with a female mayor?" … [A]n answer can now, finally, be given.
** Markus Krötzsch, World's largest cities with a female mayor :-), Wikidata mailing list, April 2015
* [It’s] a backbone of the web of data,If you are interested in data, it is better than search. It would be oversimplifying Wikidata to call it search. [There] you are matching the string, Wikidata’s web of knowledge is far more powerful than string matching
** Kat Thornton, Yale University Library "The promise of Wikidata" (10 February 2021)
* Until Wikidata can give me a list of all movies shot in the 60s in Spain, in which a black female horse is stolen by a left-handed actor playing a Portuguese orphan, directed by a colorblind German who liked sailing, and written by a dog-owning women from Helsinki, we have more work to do.
** User:Tobias1984, Wikidata project chat, December 2013
* Wikidata is one of the best options for an open, common knowledge graph of background information for use in an application or AI system. SPARQL is the most common way to access the data and here's one resource to get help in learning how to use it effectively.
** Tim Finin on Wikidata from a September 3, 2020 tweet.
# Roger Swain

Roger Bartlett Swain (born 5 February 1949) is an American botanist, television personality, science writer and journalist.

## Quotes

* Doing your own gardening makes you much more aware of food cycles, what it takes to grow it, and what the range of food quality is.
** Van Tuyl, Laura (14 April 1989). "Why His Garden Grows. Food that's safe and superior to store-bought is one reason; history is another. Interview: Roger Swain of 'Victory Garden'". The Christian Science Monitor.

### Field Days: Journal of an Itinerant Biologist (1983)

* When it comes to getting away, big pits are a handicap. A quarter-pound seed isn't going to be blown about by anything less than a hurricane, and in water an avocado pit sinks.
** p. 11
* All that we can say, looking at the avocado pit, is that whatever swallowed it must have been big. As big as those fossil skeletons staring out at us from behind the dusty glass of museum cases.
** p. 14
# Roger Tomlinson

Roger Frank Tomlinson (17 November 1933 – 7 February 2014) was an English-Canadian geographer and the primary originator of modern geographic information systems (GIS), and has been acknowledged as the "father of GIS."

## Quotes

* The word “geography” is not going to go away. It has been in use for hundreds (some would say thousands) of years…It is clear to me that the overall process is that of earth description; in short, it is geography. It has been demonstrated beyond any refutation that geography matters in human decision making.
** Quote attributed to Tomlinson in the AAG memorial for Roger Tomlinson.

## Quotes about Roger Tomlinson

* Roger has brought great distinction to our field by defining the basic and essential vision that GIS is both an extension of geographic science and a practical way to apply geographic knowledge to a whole world of applications. His work over the last three decades has also defined our field as a kind of profession with formal methodology for designing and implementing systems. Finally, Roger always makes me realize that GIS must first and foremost be focused on providing information that really matters (maps, reports, etc.) and that improves our sciences, processes, and decision making.
** Quote attributed to ESRI CEO Jack Dangermond in the AAG memorial for Roger Tomlinson.