Profundities are often equivocations — trivially true in one sense, obviously false in another, and deep and subtle only if you do not choose.
Apr 082013
Thinking
Operations of thought are like cavalry charges in a battle — they are strictly limited in number, require fresh horses, and must only be made at decisive moments.
—Whitehead
Mar 212013
Only intellectuals confuse what they know with what they can articulate.
Feb 072013
Theory owes far more to practice than practice does to theory.
Feb 052013
One of truth’s greatest enemies is collegiality.
Jan 302013
Much wisdom lies on the verge of sense.
Jan 252013
Philosophies, like sweaters, have stray threads, and if you yank on one persistently enough the whole thing unravels.
Jan 232013
How to Solve Problems
1. Ask if the problem exists.
2. Ask if it is not trivial.
3. Ask if you can do anything about it.
4. Ignore it.
Jan 102013
Gore your own ox.
Dec 312012
Where ideas compete freely, the prettiest win.
Dec 262012
The more hands your opinions have passed through, the more likely you are to regard them as your own.