Originally Posted by
T. A. Gardner
Well, that explains a lot. His parents have probably disowned him for that, I know I would if my kids stooped that low. Better they take up drug dealing or selling used cars...
Indeed. It's nearly as shameful as gaining a PhD in Education. I once met a lawyer who, because their degree is a JD (Juris Doctor) that meant he should be called "doctor"... I told him that there is an actual PhD in Law that he should get before he started in on that tack.
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
- -- Aristotle
Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe a thing because many people speak of it. Do not believe on the faith of the sages of the past. Do not believe what you yourself have imagined, persuading yourself that a God inspires you. Believe nothing on the sole authority of your masters and priests. After examination, believe what you yourself have tested and found to be reasonable, and conform your conduct thereto.
- -- The Buddha
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
- -- Aristotle
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