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← Acquiring wisdom is a moral duty and not only something done to advance in life

14 connected korrents · 10 moments from 13 May 2007 to 4 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Acquiring wisdom is a moral duty and not only something done to advance in life Acquiring wisdom is a moral duty and notonly something done to advance in life Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Wisdom is discerning what is true in whatever one learns, from whoever says it — tap to centre the map on it Wisdom is discerning what is true inwhatever one learns, from whoeversays it TH Thiruvalluvar — holds since c. 450–500 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Nature holds a wisdom that sits above intelligence, and that wisdom, not intelligence, is what technology should be trying to tap into. — tap to centre the map on it Nature holds a wisdom that sitsabove intelligence, and that wisdom,not intelligence, is what technologyshould be trying to tap into. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Sept 2023 NO Neri Oxman — holds since 2023-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fearing death is a pretence of wisdom; no one knows whether death may be the greatest good — tap to centre the map on it Fearing death is a pretence ofwisdom; no one knows whether deathmay be the greatest good SO Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Of everything wisdom provides for a happy life, by far the most important is gaining friends — tap to centre the map on it Of everything wisdom provides for ahappy life, by far the mostimportant is gaining friends EP Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: It is our right, and maybe our moral duty, to reshape the universe to our preferences — tap to centre the map on it It is our right, and maybe our moralduty, to reshape the universe to ourpreferences Last stated a month ago 4 Sept 2026 NF Nat Friedman — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death — tap to centre the map on it A free person thinks about deathleast of all; their wisdom is ameditation on life, not death BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it A good life is forged from the verythings that make it hard, since joyand pain in relationships cometogether. Last stated 4 years ago 13 Jan 2023 RW Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it A good life rests on things thatdemand skill and effort from you,not on goods that arrive requiringnone. Last stated 2 years ago 16 May 2024 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about wherea component belongs is a personalassumption and does not mean thatthe market or the users will reactto the component that way. Last stated 6 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be verysmall and manageable if the designeris not comfortable reviewing orwriting the code themselves. Last stated 4 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’slearning and curiosity pathwayswhile teaching nothing, and thatone-way exchange is what makes itcontemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how thingswork is a worthwhile effort initself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago 17 Oct 2007 PB Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more onwhat one learns later than on whatone already knows Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Acquiring wisdom is a moral duty and not only something done to advance in life Last stated 13 May 2007 · 19 years ago Holds Charlie Munger Read this korrent →