“By three methods may we learn wisdom:
First, by reflection which is the noblest;
Second, by imitation, which is the easiest;
Third, by experience, which is the bitterest.”
Kong Qiu ('Confucius')
παθήματα μαθήματα: 'Pathemata, mathemata' - "Learning, suffering - same thing."
(Ancient Greek proverb)
Avid readers (if there be any; traffic stats seem to suggest I have a few regular lurkers, at any rate) may have noticed that my main purpose on this blog is to try to promote the first of Confucius's paths to wisdom - while also celebrating the third, but strongly discouraging the second (which is, unfortunately, by far the most common approach among the FPL hordes...).
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