Originally Posted by
Thing1
Did you honestly believe that he meant to say "wouldn't"?
Really?
I'm glad that he hasn't barfed on somebody. The reality is... this guy seems more ready to admit human failings than past presidents. And just a few days ago he did against all the "predictions" of people on this board. Now do we believe? M'eh. I told my wife the next day he fouled it up.
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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