08 March 2010

on Patience

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I am patient with stupidity
but not with those who are proud of it.
-Edith Sitwell


photograph Beaton
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15 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 9, 2010 at 1:00 AM

    Oh ... you make me smile!
    She could have been Modigliani's model...love that photograph!

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  2. hobacMarch 9, 2010 at 1:16 AM

    amen

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  3. Hannah StonehamMarch 9, 2010 at 3:36 AM

    Thanks for the quote which has popped up on my "dashboard". Fascinated by your interest in Edith Sitwell - I read a good biography of her a year or so ago - interesting life and times and very interesting style.

    Thanks for sharing
    Hannah

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  4. Silent StorytellerMarch 9, 2010 at 4:20 AM

    She is such a source of true honest wisdom. This quote is so relevant to current times.

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  5. P.Gaye Tapp at Little AuguryMarch 9, 2010 at 7:57 AM

    VictoriA-yes Modigliani, there are many portraits of the lady- all trying to capture that look.
    Hannah- I do fixate on EA a bit-just can't help myself, As Storyteller says, the quote is relevant today, especially in our venue. pgt

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  6. P.Gaye Tapp at Little AuguryMarch 9, 2010 at 8:21 AM

    Hobac, yes sweet Jesus!

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  7. P.Gaye Tapp at Little AuguryMarch 9, 2010 at 8:22 AM

    have a more indepth post in the works about Edith-stay tuned.la

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  8. The Down East DilettanteMarch 9, 2010 at 10:17 AM

    Terrific, spot-on quote. And really relevant to our times

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  9. home before darkMarch 9, 2010 at 11:12 AM

    So much more poetic that the much quoted, "There's no cure for stupid." Which, I fear at times, I have said a HOBAC "amen" to that as well.

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  10. Liz.BlogMarch 9, 2010 at 11:25 AM

    I love all of your Dame Edith Sitwell posts! Her look is inspirational in the Beaton photos.

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  11. Pamela Terry and EdwardMarch 9, 2010 at 12:00 PM

    So very true.
    I always say that arrogant ignorance is the one thing I cannot abide.

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  12. pve designMarch 9, 2010 at 3:20 PM

    She died when I was four. I like knowing that we somehow were on this planet earth for a short while. I love her poetry and her portraits are full of intrigue.
    pve

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  13. P.Gaye Tapp at Little AuguryMarch 9, 2010 at 8:59 PM

    Down East, Pamela- I do love this one, and yes oh so au courant. as always thank you for coming by.

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  14. P.Gaye Tapp at Little AuguryMarch 9, 2010 at 9:02 PM

    Home- can I get an amen, again? Dame always had a perfect line.

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  15. P.Gaye Tapp at Little AuguryMarch 9, 2010 at 9:08 PM

    Patricia, So many portraits of her- I would love to see you do something on them! Leaving Edith in good hands-You. pgt

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