The Walking Drum
by Louis L'Amour · first published 1984
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Louis L’Amour has been best known for his ability to capture the spirit and drama of the authentic American West. Now he guides his readers to an even more distant frontier—the enthralling lands of the twelfth century. Warrior, lover, and scholar, Kerbouchard is a daring seeker of knowledge and fortune bound on a journey of enormous challenge, danger, and revenge. Across Europe, over the Russian steppes, and through the Byzantine wonders of Constantinople, Kerbouchard is thrust into the treacheries, passions, violence, and dazzling wonders of a magnificent time. From castle to slave ga
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…lack of good fortune, or the quirks of fate. Everyone has it within his power to say , this I am today, that I shall be tomorrow. The wish, however, must be implemented by deeds." Louis L'Amour, The Walking Drum
on “Whats the most inspirational quote you ever heard? ” ↗…be. Only the weak blame parents, their race, their times, lack of good fortune or the quirks of fate. Everyone has the power to say, "This I am today. That I shall be tomorrow.” ― Louis L'Amour, The Walking Drum I don't think it's completely as simple as he says, but anyone can improve themselves.
on “Can You Think Yourself into a Different Person? (2015)” ↗…learning and doing. "The best of all things is to learn. Money can be lost or stolen, health and strength may fail, but what you have committed to your mind is yours forever." -- Louis L'Amour, The Walking Drum
on “Stuff” ↗…acknowledged them in a footnote or reference section. At least one author noted that there was a concern that writing would lead to a diminishment of human memory/loss of oral tradition (Louis L'Amour in _The Walking Drum_).
on “How I run LLMs locally” ↗> At least one author noted that there was a concern that writing would lead to a diminishment of human memory/loss of oral tradition (Louis L'Amour in _The Walking Drum_). Really? I can't tell if you're joking, so I'll take it at face value. See, I associate the earliest famous (I thought) expression of that concern with Plato, and before today I couldn't remember…
on “How I run LLMs locally” ↗