Triage?
“When all cannot be preserved, the safety of the innocent is to be preferred.” John...
Tag: Maxim
Postcard of the Week
"You can't make a short crossing over a long bridge. In the same way no one has ever gone from ignorance to wisdom...
Life Explained
Life isn’t a meritocracy; it’s a crapshoot. Variously attributed. Public art in Singapore from 2004. It...
Leave Me Alone
"People are generally happier when left alone." Author...
Expectations
"Most of us expect too much from others and not enough from ourselves." William...
Ambition
"To do something, however small, to make others happier and better is the highest ambition." John...
I Agree
“Liking something and agreeing with it are very different things.” Jonah...
Madness
"Madness is uncommon in individuals, but in groups, parties and nations, it is the...
Old is Good
Burn old logs. Drink old wine. Read old books. Keep old friends. El Sabio, Alfonso X of Spain...
Foolish Ideas
“Some ideas are so foolish that only an intellectual could believe them, for no ordinary man could be such a...
