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A quotation from John Quincy Adams

All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.

John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) US President (1825-29)
Letter (1809-06-22) to William Eustis

More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john-quincy/35…

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A quotation from Euripides

MESSENGER: Nothing is more useful to mankind than a prudent distrust.
 
[ἌΓΓΕΛΟΣ:                    σώφρονος δ᾽ ἀπιστίας
   οὐκ ἔστιν οὐδὲν χρησιμώτερον βροτοῖς.]

Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist
Helen [Ἑλένη], l. 1617ff (412 BC) [tr. Coleridge (1891)]

Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/euripides/81/

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Dear Friends of Impossible possibilities (and moronic oxen), 🦞

As we may know, not everyone #thinks or #feels the same. Some don't even do that. #Luckily, we can find consensus amongst those willing to #topologically #stretch their #understanding ... For example:

- Being wrong is a way to find what is right
- Reason may not work in some situations
- Certainty is for the easily fooled ​:ablobcatpopcorn:​

In other words, we can widen our methodology, #thoughtful examination and #sense of #incredulity. We can suspend our disbelief whilst engaged in fiction AND return to the real world with a leaning of #learning. A waffle sandwich is the best nutrition for the biting perfecting. All too often, we hear what is important until the next phase of important arises. Time is a good cure for these lapses into the #current #involvement ... ​:gi:​

Dear Friends of Impossible possibilities (and moronic oxen), 🦞

As we may know, not everyone #thinks or #feels the same. Some don't even do that. #Luckily, we can find consensus amongst those willing to #topologically #stretch their #understanding ... For example:

- Being wrong is a way to find what is right
- Reason may not work in some situations
- Certainty is for the easily fooled ​:ablobcatpopcorn:​

In other words, we can widen our methodology, #thoughtful examination and #sense of #incredulity. We can suspend our disbelief whilst engaged in fiction AND return to the real world with a leaning of #learning. A waffle sandwich is the best nutrition for the biting perfecting. All too often, we hear what is important until the next phase of important arises. Time is a good cure for these lapses into the #current #involvement ... ​:gi:​

Dear Friends of Impossible possibilities (and moronic oxen), 🦞

As we may know, not everyone #thinks or #feels the same. Some don't even do that. #Luckily, we can find consensus amongst those willing to #topologically #stretch their #understanding ... For example:

- Being wrong is a way to find what is right
- Reason may not work in some situations
- Certainty is for the easily fooled ​:ablobcatpopcorn:​

In other words, we can widen our methodology, #thoughtful examination and #sense of #incredulity. We can suspend our disbelief whilst engaged in fiction AND return to the real world with a leaning of #learning. A waffle sandwich is the best nutrition for the biting perfecting. All too often, we hear what is important until the next phase of important arises. Time is a good cure for these lapses into the #current #involvement ... ​:gi:​