Thoughts on Horses

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by semmons • 16 years ago

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“That is the way with wise people – they are so wise and practical that they always know to a dot just why something cannot be done; they always know the limitations.”

tuacker• 16 years ago

Readable: http://whenwillapple.com/thoughts-on-horses/

gamache• 16 years ago

Finishing move: http://lab.arc90.com/experiments/readability/

perplexes• 16 years ago

Where's page 2?

lionhearted• 16 years ago

The last two sentences were the best part:

> All the wise people demonstrated conclusively that the engine could not compete with steam. They never thought that it might carve out a career for itself. That is the way with wise people - they are so wise and practical that they always know to a dot just why something cannot be done; they always know the limitations.

Luc• 16 years ago

Strange, a whole passage about how he developed several steam tractors has been cut out between the left and right column (the non-sequitur is pretty obvious).

Full text here, starting just under middle of p.25: http://books.google.be/books?id=DeYw_wMlwqoC&lpg=PA26...

ableal• 16 years ago

Thank you, this may work better: http://books.google.com/books?id=DeYw_wMlwqoC (page 25, etc.)

(for some reason, my use of your link only gets something about limits.)

The bit about Ford making watches but not going into it is curious - two dial ones, to boot ...

anthonyb• 16 years ago

Good find - thanks!

sumeeta• 16 years ago

Ford’s My Life and Work for Kindle is free: http://www.amazon.com/My-Life-and-Work-ebook/dp/B000JQUSUW

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