Vague generalities derive from vague particulars.
Dec 062023
Erring
Error is boundless.
Nor hope nor doubt,
Though both be groundless,
Will average out.
—Cunningham
Nov 302023
Who does not publicly acknowledge his errors soon forgets that he made them.
Nov 222023
The fault lies ever in demand and not supply.
Oct 182023
The worst thing about small errors is the way they retard one’s progress toward large ones.
Sep 252023
We credit vaccines with what we owe to sanitation, and the rest of medicine with what we owe to vaccines.
Aug 302023
“If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich?”
“Market failure.”
Aug 092023
Chico Marx: “Who ya gonna believe, me or your own eyes?”
Modern Social Science: “The plural of anecdote is not data.”
Aug 042023
There is a modern branch of psychology, which deserves its own name, devoted to enumerating the defects of character in people who hold unauthorized opinions.
Jul 142023
When you encounter what seems inexplicable, check that it exists.
Jun 142023
I fought the Zeitgeist and the Zeitgeist won.