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Knowledge, without common sense, says Lee, is folly; without method, it is waste; without kindness, it is fanaticism; without religion, read more
Knowledge, without common sense, says Lee, is folly; without method, it is waste; without kindness, it is fanaticism; without religion, it is death. But with common sense, it is wisdom with method, it is power; with clarity, it is beneficence; with religion, it is virtue, and life, and peace.
No one but a fool would measure their satisfaction by what the world thinks of it.
No one but a fool would measure their satisfaction by what the world thinks of it.
Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?.
Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?.
It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.
It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.
The mark of a good leader is to know when it's time to follow.
The mark of a good leader is to know when it's time to follow.
To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs.
To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs.
Don't trust anyone over 30 who used to say "Don't trust anyone over 30.".
Don't trust anyone over 30 who used to say "Don't trust anyone over 30.".
Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.
Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.
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.
