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Temperance is a bridle of gold.
Temperance is a bridle of gold.
In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is so constituted as to maximize play. The best read more
In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is so constituted as to maximize play. The best games are not those in which all goes smoothly and steadily toward a certain conclusion, but those in which the outcome is always in doubt. Similarly, the geometry of life is designed to keep us at the point of maximum tension between certainty and uncertainty, order and chaos. Every important call is a close one. We survive and evolve by the skin of our teeth. We really wouldn't want it any other way.
Look alive. Here comes a buzzard.
Look alive. Here comes a buzzard.
When walking through the "valley of shadows," remember, a shadow is cast by a Light.
When walking through the "valley of shadows," remember, a shadow is cast by a Light.
Begin -- to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
Begin -- to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But read more
When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.
The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
My advice is to look out for engineers. They begin with sewing machines and end up with nuclear bombs.
My advice is to look out for engineers. They begin with sewing machines and end up with nuclear bombs.
That's the way things come clear. All of a sudden. And then you realize how obvious they've been all along.
That's the way things come clear. All of a sudden. And then you realize how obvious they've been all along.
