Tag: Wisdom

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Timeless Wisdom about Politicians

January 16, 2022

by Skip

We hang petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
Aesop, Greek slave & fable author

Third World Solutions in a First-World Society

August 13, 2020

America today is a perfect illustration of the application of third world solutions in a first-world society. Marxists in the US are trying to leverage the immediate righting of everything they see as wrong. They badger the people who own and operate the offending organization.

Do you belong to a church or a social club?

August 13, 2020

Do you belong to a church or a social club? If your answer is no this article isn’t for you. However, if you believe in things like faith and family, if you hold Judeo-Christian values read on.

The founders focused on what we have in common not what divides us.

July 23, 2020

The American founders gave little emphasis to their thoughts about race, gender, or sexual orientation. That lack of notice itself is noteworthy. You see, they seem to have declined to waste their time on identity issues altogether.

Wouldn’t it be Wonderful?

June 24, 2020

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could find a cure for all things that ail us? Perhaps we could make the cure from divine fruit. What do you think? Should the cure be fair to the eye? Would it be inviting to the palate? Would it grant us the virtue of wisdom?

Quick Thought: Er, nope!

June 17, 2020

by Skip

WELL, THAT MAKES SENSE: Older, more anxious people likely to stockpile toilet paper during a pandemic.

But as wrong as this:

What if We Choose Socialism?

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020

What if we choose socialism? What should we expect? Does Marxism have merit? Socialism as an economic system does not work. With that said, it might be the most attractive political ideology ever.

Why Is Remembering Important?

February 5, 2020

Remembering endows history with meaning and significance. George Berkeley wrote in about 1710, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” Certainly, this is a philosophical thought experiment. It raises questions about observation and perception.

America Needs to Use Wisdom to Arrive at Sound Judgments

January 7, 2020

Recent history is full of events showing society has lost respect for wisdom. In comparison with knowledge, wisdom is now undervalued or has no value at all. The reason knowledge has leaped to the fore is the extraordinary rate of advancement in technology, medicine and other areas of science.

There is no Wisdom and no Pursuit of Wisdom at Our Universities.

September 18, 2019

Universities today believe only science has rules. Wisdom is another term for rules of life. For that reason, there is no wisdom and no pursuit of wisdom at our universities.

Meritocracy… What is it?

August 17, 2019

In his 1958 novel George Young coined the term meritocracy. Classicists complain about the word because it has two roots. Merit is from Latin and cracy is from Greek. They claim the term is a hound dog in a thoroughbred language. Yeh, yeh, it’s a niggle. The more correct term would be the all Greek … Read more

Words of Wisdom – even for Jan Schmidt

September 26, 2018September 27, 2012

by Skip

Advice from a 90 year old wise guy. Read them – and yes, very wise advice. This one is my favorite: 41. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have, not what you think you need. This one is great advice for all – but certainly for a certain Progressive over at … Read more