tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33424426.post1274413732779866211..comments2023-09-01T07:04:13.381-07:00Comments on Reflections on Faith and Culture: "One less thing ..."Gil Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481878663941134090noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33424426.post-34764709854568630062007-05-06T07:58:00.000-07:002007-05-06T07:58:00.000-07:00I'm so happy to have both a German speaker and a G...I'm so happy to have both a German speaker and a German scholar looking over my shoulder. I notice that Scipio and I share the same tastes in books and movies.<BR/><BR/>I'm grateful for the corrective.Gil Bailiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04481878663941134090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33424426.post-56973365499592515012007-05-06T04:44:00.000-07:002007-05-06T04:44:00.000-07:00"Ist der Ruf erst ruiniert, lebt sich's völlig ung..."Ist der Ruf erst ruiniert, lebt sich's völlig ungeniert."<BR/><BR/>It seems that the quote is actually falsely ascribed to Wilhelm Busch (cf. http://www.gavagai.de/zitat/unbekannt/HHCU01.htm))<BR/><BR/>I am fine with the first part, but I don't think that you caught/catched the essence of the second: Ungeniert goes more into the direction of "cavalierly, uninhibited by the opinion of others, not being embarrassed or easily embarrassable (if this term exists)". <BR/><BR/>The Cardinal of course did both: Used his time for what really matters and did so without looking for praise by others or by caring for his reputation.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01143321453756472882noreply@blogger.com