Rationalization
Humans have an almost bottomless capacity to convince themselves that they are right about whatever serves their...
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A Daw
“I am no wiser than a daw.’ No wiser than a daw.” Shakespeare(Henry VI Act II) From Lincoln's Last Trial by...
Notes
“Notes are a bother.” Abraham Lincoln As quoted in Lincoln's Last Trial by Dan Abrams Notes are a "bother" for...
Knowing You’re Wrong
"You will never fully convince someone that he is wrong; only reality can." Nassim Taleb in Skin in the Game...
The Law
“Law is nothing else but the reason of wise men.” Abraham Lincoln Quoted in Lincoln's Last Trial by Dan Abrams A...
A Good Name
...But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor...
Hammurabi’s Code
“If a builder builds a house and the house collapses and causes the death of the owner of the house— the builder...
AOTBE
AOTBE All Other Things Being Equal A useful phrase for discussing...
Giving and Receiving
Blessed are those who can give without remembering and receive without forgetting. Attributed to many sources. So in...
Les Wisdom
"You don’t get in life what you want, you get in life what you are." Les Brown Motivational...
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