“Such an experiment without actual conditions of war to support it is a foolish waste of time. . . . I once saw a man kill a lion with a 30-30 caliber rifle under certain conditions, but that doesn't mean that a 30-30 rifle is a lion gun.” MenMeanWarCertainSupportSawsConditionsWasteGunFoolishExperimentsAviationLionsWasting TimeRiflesAir PowerCaliberAirpower Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“True Work is the necessity of poor humanity's earthly condition. The dignity is in leisure. Besides, 99 hundredths of all the work done in the world is either foolish and unnecessary, or harmful and wicked.” WorldDoneHumanityWorkPoorConditionsDignityFoolishWickedLeisureUnnecessaryWork Done Book:Correspondence Source: Correspondence
“The desert ... may serve better as the backdrop for the problematic relationship between man and the environment. The human struggle, the successes ... both noble and foolish, are readily apparent in the desert. Symbols and relationships seem to arise that stand for the human condition itself.” MenHumansMaySeemsStruggleEnvironmentConditionsPhotographyNobleFoolishAriseSymbolsDesertHuman ConditionBackdrop Book:Desert Cantos Source: Desert Cantos
“Of course you want to drive that out of yourself because you want to be wise, not foolish. You also have to allow for the self-serving bias of everybody else because most people are not going to remove it all that successfully, the human condition being what it is. If you don't allow for self-serving bias in your conduct, again you're a fool.” PeopleIfsWantHumansSelfCoursesWiseConditionsFoolFoolishRemoveServingHuman ConditionBiasBeing WiseSelf Serving Author:Charlie Munger