Aristotle on Thought
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
— Aristotle
All power corrupts, but we need the electricity.
— Unknown
My hosannahs have all be forged in the crucible of doubt.
Trust the computer, the computer is your fiend.
— Unknown
The descent into dysfunction is a long, slow process. At no point is there a conscious choice to be dysfunctional.
— Unknown, possibly original
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
— Mark Twain
It seems as though Mark Twain was also inspired by the William Shedd quote I posted yesterday.
Magic is a vanishing art.
— Bumper Sticker