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...have a precious diamond, do you leave it in the public hands?” the Druze sheikh would always...
Even the most precious diamond needs to be polished now and then, or we risk losing it forever...
...pretentious, or worse, therapeutic. The Arnoldian notion that culture elevates us, makes us empathetic and sensitive, is just not true. Don’t believe me? You should hear English professors discuss each other’s work! Students want to be empowered by knowledge, not refined or made precious by it. The age of the snob has passed. There will always be a core constituency of sweet-tempered undergraduates who find literature intrinsically fascinating, just as there will always be devotees of Wagner, bonsai, and Lithuanian folk dances. We will dote on this shrinking brood, praise them for savoring...
...suggestion that they engage in the active pursuit of idleness, especially here at Harvard. As students, it seems that we feel that, unless we are late for one activity while typing a response paper on our BlackBerry, we are lacking purpose. For many, idleness represents a waste of precious minutes better spent involved in yet another campus activity. But without those purposeless moments spent with friends on the banks of the Charles River, I would not have been able to appreciate the significance of my other activities here over the past four years. Indeed, the very act of doing nothing...
With reading period almost done and finals looming, Lamonsters and Cabot-Dwellers alike are starting to feel the weight of late-nights and high-calories on their shoulders (and stomachs.) Because we at Flyby understand that those precious espresso shots should be saved for research paper marathons rather than treadmill miles, we’ve brought you an exercise routine that can be done right from the comfort of your cozy cubicle...