#wisdo

In particular, for younger researchers on whom the future of mankind may depend. We believe that they are working with all the scientific wisdom at their disposal for the preservation of the inheritance of the earth and for the lasting survival of mankind. ↗

— Kenichi Fukui

#depend #disposal #earth #future #inheritance

The enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#conventional wisdom #enemy #events #ideas #march

A wholesome oblivion of one's neighbours is the beginning of wisdom. ↗

— Richard Le Gallienne

#neighbours #oblivion #wholesome #wisdom

All free governments are managed by the combined wisdom and folly of the people. ↗

— James A. Garfield

#folly #free #governments #managed #people

You have to find out what's right for you, so it's trial and error. You are going to be all right if you accept realistic goals for yourself. ↗

— Teri Garr

#accept #error #find #goals #going

Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom. ↗

— Elizabeth Gaskell

#folly #foolish #likes #people #sometimes

The wisdom of crowds works when the crowd is choosing the price of an ox, when there's a single numeric average. But if it's a design or something that matters, the decision is made by committee, and that's crap. You want people and groups who are able to think thoughts before they share. ↗

— Jaron Lanier

#average #before #choosing #committee #crap

And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice. ↗

— Joseph Story

#entirely #integrity #justice #less #personal

It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#difficult #measure #more #much #performance

The left has come to regard common sense - the traditional wisdom and folkways of the community - as an obstacle to progress and enlightenment. ↗

— Christopher Lasch

#common #common sense #community #enlightenment #left