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← Every mind must choose between truth and repose and cannot have both

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 15 Jul 1838 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under America America Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under government government Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Every mind must choose between truth and repose and cannot have both Every mind must choose between truth andrepose and cannot have both RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1841–1847 — tap for who they are Same subject: If forced to choose, the tyranny of one man is less hateful than the tyranny of many — tap to centre the map on it If forced to choose, the tyranny ofone man is less hateful than thetyranny of many VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: Another soul can provoke me but not instruct me; I must find what it says true in myself or reject it — tap to centre the map on it Another soul can provoke me but notinstruct me; I must find what itsays true in myself or reject it Last stated 188 years ago 15 Jul 1838 RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1838-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: One must choose: the man who claimed divinity was the Son of God, or a madman or worse — tap to centre the map on it One must choose: the man who claimeddivinity was the Son of God, or amadman or worse CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — tap for who they are Same subject: The mind has no absolute or free will; each choice is determined by a cause, itself determined by another, without end — tap to centre the map on it The mind has no absolute or freewill; each choice is determined by acause, itself determined by another,without end BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are Same subject: Where there is a group, an organisation or an institution, there cannot be truth. — tap to centre the map on it Where there is a group, anorganisation or an institution,there cannot be truth. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: When two truths conflict and both are hard to accept, people resolve the tension by discarding one of them. — tap to centre the map on it When two truths conflict and bothare hard to accept, people resolvethe tension by discarding one ofthem. Last stated 3 months ago 23 Jul 2026 MA Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-07-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Now is the chance to choose the right side, and that chance will not last for ever — tap to centre the map on it Now is the chance to choose theright side, and that chance will notlast for ever CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — tap for who they are Same subject: A people of gods would govern itself democratically; so perfect a government is not for humans — tap to centre the map on it A people of gods would govern itselfdemocratically; so perfect agovernment is not for humans JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1762 — 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 7 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 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — 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 Every mind must choose between truth and repose and cannot have both Last stated c. 1841–1847 Holds Ralph Waldo Emerson Read this korrent →