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[–] intrepiddemise 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Well played.

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[–] voice_of_shakti ago 

Wise people needn't be full of doubt. The Abrahamic traditions do these days lead to an abundance of doubt, but you can find wisdom without doubt.

I draw wisdom from Shakti and the Rishis. I'll admit they are a bit abstruse for most Westerners. Consequently, I recommend a dose of Confucius (Great Learning) and Lao Tzu (Tao Te Ching). They are more easily absorbed. That should be enough to get you through.

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[–] smokratez ago 

I called this same quote dumb, not even a week ago.

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[–] chance_pictures 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

The more certain you are about your reality, the less willing and able you are to consider other perspectives. The less certain you are, the more you listen and the more you say "I don't know."

Action through certainty and inaction through uncertainty.

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[–] softdown ago 

Interesting. Worked with a bunch of contractors while building this place. Found that the lower the education level, the higher the self confidence....and mistakes. I don't know how they they were endowed with so much self confidence when they made so many mistakes.

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[–] HenryDavidThoreau 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

One man's fool is another man's president.

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[–] forteskord ago 

The influence of fools and fanatics in this world is limited relative to governments and corporations.

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[–] buttercomet ago 

Of course the wise is full of doubt. Just because something works one day doesn't mean it'll work the next.

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