“Be eager to lend a patient ear to the opinions of others and think long and hard whether whoever finds fault has reason or not to censure you. And if the answer is yes, correct the fault. If no, give the impression that you have not heard him, or if he is a man whom you respect, explain to him why he is mistaken.” IfsThinkingMenGivingLongHardReasonAnswersOpinionHeardEarsFaultsCriticsPatientImpressionMistakenCensure Author:Leonardo da Vinci
“Let the answers be wrong, let the philosophy be mistaken - errors are more valuable than truths: truth is of the machine, error is alive; truth reassures, error disturbs.” InspirationalArtPhilosophyLiteratureAnswersAliveTruth IsMachinesErrorsValuableMistaken Author:Yevgeny Zamyatin
“I have a simple answer to any American patriot who claims that there is no conflict between his love of country and his desire to hitch our fate to the United Nations: “You're mistaken.” And, therefore, I'm thinking of adding this corollary to my General Rule of patriotism: The more intellectually consistent and pro-U.N. you are, the less patriotic you are likely to be. I haven't thought that all the way through, but it seems right to me.” ThinkingWayCountrySeemsDesireNationsSimpleAnswersUnitedFateHavensConflictClaimsConsistentPatrioticPatriotMistakenUnited NationsHis LoveAmerican Patriot Author:Jonah Goldberg