Words from the past for the present. … no name, no power, no function, no artificial institution whatsoever, can make the men, of whom any… Read More »Edmund Burke on virtue, experience and political leadership
Less is more… …but nothing isn’t everything.
That death’s unnatural that kills for loving. Shakespeare – Othello – Act V Scene ii I’m in search of an idiom for “to destroy the… Read More »In search of an idiom: not-quite-killing Desdemona
1) “90% of everything is crud.”* 2) “Nothing is absolutely so.” Theodore Sturgeon Law number one is most useful for rebutting (or ignoring) attacks on… Read More »Sturgeon’s law(s)
Kevin Kelly celebrated his birthday this year by sharing more pithy wisdom. Most of his nuggets of advice are great. These are my favourites: –… Read More »“If you think you saw a mouse, you did,” and other advice from Kevin Kelly
The world is your oyster To hold in he palm of your hand, to own, open, consume, enjoy… Perhaps with a pearl in there to… Read More »A tale of two oysters
Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests. The Bible – Book of Proverbs Oxen… Read More »Thousand year old wisdom*: on oxen and mangers
Eat honey, my child, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.1Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you… Read More »Wisdom, for now and later