Having lived long, I’ve experienced many instances of being obliged by better information…to change important opinions.
James Wilson
#twisdom
Monthly Archives: April 2013
The Nature of Property
Property, like every other social institution, has a social function to fulfill.
Benjamin Cardozo
#twisdom #jurisprudence #property
Active Facts
The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts, but learning how to make facts live.
O.W.Holmes
#twisdom #creativity #ed
RGB Philosophers
Three philosophers are like the three primary colors, Heraclitus, Plato, Aristotle.
A.R.T.
#philo #twisdom
To Understand First Love
Pour comprendre il faut aimer.
French proverb
“To understand, you must first love.”
#twoetry #twisdom
Freedom Runs Deep
We do not have to stare at approaching catastrophes like deer in headlights nor accept the lessers of evils.
A.R.T.
#twisdom #initiative
Apathy Apocalypse
The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them and do nothing.
Albert Einstein
#twisdom #Einstein #engagement
Democracy’s Safety
There is no instance worth citing of a sedition of the people against themselves.
Aristotle
#politics #twisdom
Embrace Yin
Fear of Yin lies at the root of much domestic and public disharmony.
A.R.T.
#yin #twisdom #uncertainty #courage
Two Tales of Tradition
The past’s wisdom includes its mistakes.
A.R.T.
#twisdom #twoetry #tradition
#Burke #jurisprudence
