Lay of The Higher Law
“Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause;
“He noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and keeps his self-made laws.”
—The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi, by Sir Richard Francis Burton
Via Philip Jose Farmer.
Posted: March 4th, 2010 under Library, Scribbles, Troops.
Tags: Philip Jose Farmer, Sir Richard Francis Burton, The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi, To Your Scattered Bodies Go
Comments
Comment from Dick Stanley
Time March 9, 2010 at 9:53 AM
“To Your Scattered Bodies Go” entertained me, but I have heard that the subsequent parts of the series were disappointing. I’m reading Hal Clement’s classic “Heavy Planet” at the moment. Very hard SF, like immersion in a college physics course, but readable for all that.
Comment from SnoopyTheGoon
Time March 9, 2010 at 8:21 AM
Farmer… mmm… one SF writer I couldn’t get my poor head around. Deity knows, I tried….