I quite like these…<\/p>\n
1: Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.<\/p>\n
2: Do not think it worthwhile to produce belief by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light.<\/p>\n
3: Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.<\/p>\n
4: When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavor to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.<\/p>\n
5: Have no respect for the authority of others, for there are always contrary authorities to be found.<\/p>\n
6: Do not use power to suppress opinions you think pernicious, for if you do the opinions will suppress you.<\/p>\n
7: Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.<\/p>\n
8: Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent than in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter.<\/p>\n
9: Be scrupulously truthful, even when truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.<\/p>\n
10. Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool\u2019s paradise, for only a fool will think that it is happiness.<\/p>\n
(From here<\/a>, via Facebook. Relevant to Andrew Brown’s latest too<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I quite like these… 1: Do not feel absolutely certain of anything. 2: Do not think it worthwhile to produce belief by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light. 3: Never try to discourage thinking, for … Continue reading