Comments on: 60 in 60: #21 – Confucius’ The First Ten Books (Penguin’s Great Ideas)

By: Confucius – The first ten books « Blade of Grass

Confucius – The first ten books « Blade of Grass — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:02:41 +0000

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By: Jonathon Howard

Jonathon Howard — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:39:00 +0000

I don’t know if it is my favorite but it is the one that best describes me:

Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the best even of their blunders.

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By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:45:43 +0000

I’ve noticed a tendency to start rebranding things by renaming them, and often the new name is vague and open to interpretation. For example, I work in libraries, and many libraries have tried to rebrand themselves by renaming themselves “information centres” or “knowledge centres,” so as to identify themselves with the information age and the knowledge economy. The result is massive confusion for our customers when we answer the phone with “Knowledge Centre.” I’ve noticed this trend towards bafflegab in other areas as well. These days, when someone says they have an “exceptional child,” you don’t know whether the kid is brilliant, or the exact opposite. Downsizing is rebranded “restructuring” or “right-sizing.”

My favourite pithy saying identifies the problem with this trend. I don’t know who originally said it, but the saying is, “You don’t get rid of your baggage by renaming it luggage.”

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:26:53 +0000

Well, the Book of Proverbs is full of such pithy sayings, but this one from 9:7-9 I think is very universal:

He who corrects an arrogant man earns insult; and he who reproves a wicked man incurs opprobrium. Reprove not an arrogant man, lest he hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Instruct a wise man, and he becomes still wiser; teach a just man, and he advances in learning.

I wonder if the writer(s) of the Book of Proverbs and Confucius would have had some interesting discussions on life and people. Reminds me that I need to read Confucius, just to see how my reaction will be compared to my reading of the Tao.

By: Sir Tessa

Sir Tessa — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:24:19 +0000

I quite like “rather light a candle than complain about the dark” as well, which I tend to translate as “quit bitchin’”.

By: Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:11:38 +0000

Phil: Ha!

By: Phil Tucker

Phil Tucker — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:48:39 +0000

“Give a man a torch, and he will have light for half an hour. Set a man on fire, and he will have light for the rest of his life.”

By: Tess @ Work

Tess @ Work — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:25:19 +0000

Wise man say; forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza.