Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Rants: On acquiring wisdom

A Chinese story:

A number of countrymen went to ask the Wise man, on how he gained his wisdom. His answer was simple; from Fools and Mad men. Surprised and puzzled, the countrymen asked, how so? I learn from their mistakes, and try not to repeat them.

Gibran quote:

I have learned silence from the talkative,
tolerance from the intolerant,
kindness from the unkind,
and yet I'm not grateful to these teachers

Why go through the trouble of making a mistake when you can learn from others?

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