Arguments from authority are rarely made by authorities.
Nov 142012
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
Nov 012012
Get-rich-quick schemes do less harm than get-wise-quick ones.
Oct 302012
Knowing the answer does not oblige you to raise your hand.
Oct 172012
The more unusual the topic, the more conventional the thought it inspires.
Oct 042012
If you repress thought sufficiently you need not repress speech.