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← It is better that many be tolerated than all be compelled

17 connected korrents · 7 moments from 17 Oct 2007 to 9 Jun 2026.

Everything filed under mental models mental models Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under optimism optimism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: It is better that many be tolerated than all be compelled It is better that many be tolerated thanall be compelled JM John Milton — holds since c. 1644 — tap for who they are Same subject: God surely values one person growing in virtue more than restraining ten vicious ones — tap to centre the map on it God surely values one person growingin virtue more than restraining tenvicious ones JM John Milton — holds since c. 1644 — tap for who they are Same subject: We are wiser than we know if we let our thought act without interference — tap to centre the map on it We are wiser than we know if we letour thought act without interference RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1841–1847 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are tempted to assume the respectable, authoritative side is also the righteous one — tap to centre the map on it People are tempted to assume therespectable, authoritative side isalso the righteous one JA Jane Addams — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: Charity attends to what a man ought to be rather than what he is or may become — tap to centre the map on it Charity attends to what a man oughtto be rather than what he is or maybecome JA Jane Addams — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: Thinking well of mankind is more favourable to virtue than a low opinion of our nature — tap to centre the map on it Thinking well of mankind is morefavourable to virtue than a lowopinion of our nature DH David Hume — holds since c. 1741–1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is a mistake, made even by many who think themselves wise, to believe the world holds more evil than good — tap to centre the map on it It is a mistake, made even by manywho think themselves wise, tobelieve the world holds more evilthan good MM Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every thinker takes far more truths on trust than they prove, and this is desirable — tap to centre the map on it Every thinker takes far more truthson trust than they prove, and thisis desirable AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: Everyone should be free to choose the foundations of their own creed, with faith judged only by its fruits — tap to centre the map on it Everyone should be free to choosethe foundations of their own creed,with faith judged only by its fruits BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business book tends to see every problem through its author's trade: a salesperson's solves everything with sales, a marketer's with marketing. — tap to centre the map on it A business book tends to see everyproblem through its author's trade:a salesperson's solves everythingwith sales, a marketer's withmarketing. Last stated 10 months ago 18 Jan 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business's only real competition is its own costs, not the alternatives on the market, because staying in business means making more than you spend. — tap to centre the map on it A business's only real competitionis its own costs, not thealternatives on the market, becausestaying in business means makingmore than you spend. Last stated 9 months ago 15 Feb 2026 JF Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A civilisation based on property inevitably treats property crimes as worse than crimes against persons — tap to centre the map on it A civilisation based on propertyinevitably treats property crimes asworse than crimes against persons JL Jack London — holds since c. 1902–1903 — 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: A theory that is afraid of investigation does not deserve a place in the mind — tap to centre the map on it A theory that is afraid ofinvestigation does not deserve aplace in the mind RI Robert G. Ingersoll — holds since c. 1876–1878 — 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: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it "Simplify onboarding" is an action,not a problem, and a roadmap linewritten that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 EV Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallowawareness, so it does not work foreducation or for a startup beforeproduct-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 EK Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run a product and a project operating model at the same time. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run a product and aproject operating model at the sametime. Last stated a year ago 27 Oct 2025 PW Petra Wille — holds since 2025-10-27 — tap for who they are
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At the centre It is better that many be tolerated than all be compelled Last stated c. 1644 Holds John Milton Read this korrent →