Your Quote of the Day

[redmond]

Originally Posted by lotus33

The world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel - John le Carré

Not to detract from the reputation of Mr le Carré but this is one of Walpole's and has also been attributed to (but without a source) to Jean de La Bruyère.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Horace_Walpole

R.I.P. to a man of letters.

[Tallifer]

"A good writer is an expert on nothing but himself, on which subject, if he is wise, he holds his tongue".
- David Cornwell, aka John Le Carre. RIP

[redmond]

Truth exists. Only falsehood has to be invented

[Georges Braques - Le Jour et la nuit: Cahiers 1917–52]

(Apparently a favourite quotation of the late Fidel Castro. Just saying.)

[sordi88]

"No use to complain
If you're caught out in the rain;
Your mother's quite insane.
Cat food cat food cat food again"

King Crimson - Cat Food (1970)

[LongTimeLu]

There’s a certain release in laughing into the abyss, and also a release in remembering you can still be silly even as everything’s collapsing around you. Actually, it’s important to do that.

Charlie Brooker

http://theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/dec/26/netflix-death-to-2020-charlie-brooker

[War...]

"Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you."

- George R.R. Martin

[rbn]

I know you
you're sensitive and you hide it because you fear getting stepped on one more time
it seems that when you show a part of yourself
that is the least bit vulnerable someone takes advantage of you
one of them steps on you
they mistake kindness for weakness
but you know the difference
you've been the brunt of their weakness for years
and strength is something you know a bit about
because you had to be strong to keep yourself alive

you know yourself very well you now
and you don't trust people
you know them too well

-Henry Rollins

[Reclaimed_A1]

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. William Shakespeare

[LongTimeLu]

Originally Posted by alex1

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. William Shakespeare

Later formalised by Dunning-Kruger

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with low ability at a task overestimate their ability. It is related to the cognitive bias of illusory superiority and comes from people's inability to recognize their lack of ability.

[pockets]

Originally Posted by LongTimeLu

I've seen a lot of graphs that try to represent Dunning-Kruger, but this is one of the best because it is so simple.

I'd argue that the lines shouldn't be flat though they should curve in opposite directions. (Actual ability arcing upward, perceived ability arcing downward.)

JM2C - Thanks!