Wise fools
If all fools wore white caps, we should seem a flock of geese.George Herbert, "Proverbs" in The complete English Works, 272. I love this one--notice…
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Listen well
He that believeth all, misseth; he that believeth nothing, hits not.George Herbert, "Proverbs" in The Complete English Works, 268. This one is a puzzle. Here's…
On reading
One of the great ironies of our age is that we read more words per day than any other generation in the history of the…
Trade places?
Seneca advised that people should allow only those to influence them “who teach us by their lives, who tell us what we ought to do…
Don’t talk
"Valour that parleys is near yielding"George Herbert, "Proverbs" in The Complete English Works, 274. This saying reminds us that sometimes it's better to walk away…
Pursuit of wisdom
"Between childhood and wisdom stands the long process of education, of inquiry, and of discovery. The purpose of education is to enable the desire to…
Grand highway
I wrote here about my surprising journey into Church History. That post also relays C.S. Lewis's thoughts on the importance of reading the past in…
Knowledge and wisdom
You can have knowledge without wisdom. But you can't have wisdom without knowledge. The most knowledgeable person you know might not be the most insightful.…
Dead guys
I changed my major after my freshman year of college--from Premed (Biology and Chemistry) to Nursing. It was an expensive decision in two ways: (1)…
Interruptions
There are fun interruptions. Like when my wife or my children stop by the office to say hello. There are messy interruptions. Like when someone…