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In folk wisdom, sage is said to lighten the spirit.»
But fortunately for us the Hebrew found God in history, in law,
in the folk wisdom of the people and in his flights of poetic inspiration, as well as in his profound questionings concerning the meaning of life; so we have actually preserved for us a veritable wealth of literary variety of expression.
There are elements of good sense
in folk wisdom and popular religion, and what health remains in the body politic depends on this.
Not exact matches
The note, full of Buffett's famous
folk wisdom, also gave hints as to who may be next
in line to take over the top leadership role if Buffett were to pass away or step down.
It can certainly be credited for geographical knowledge, as well as
folk wisdom learned from experience, such as the proscriptions against eating shellfish or pork, but it is certainly nothing more than the recorded myths of a specific people from specific points
in time.
Especially
in a country
in which
folk wisdom and popular religion have diverse cultural sources, the appeal to these is often highly divisive, as today over issues of abortion and homosexuality and religious practices
in the schools.
In general,
folk - theories are unsystematic accumulations of conventional
wisdom on a particular topic; they may embody some truth but are as likely to embody much falsehood.
I've argued
in a few pieces now that this is emblematic of his overall approach to governance (like here)-- a rhetorical insistence on a robust populism but a reflexive tendency to replace any deference to the prudence of common
folks with the
wisdom of techno - experts.
Matthew knew what John knew — John did not have a higher evolution of understanding of who Jesus claimed to be than the other apostles — it is just
in the
wisdom of God as He used each writer to convey understanding to the
folks who received the letters and for our benefit
in the ages to come that Matthew focuses on different things than John.
Still, the writer proceeds, though these
folk are subject to great terror, they lack
wisdom — they can not read meaning
in their disturbing experiences.
The enactment, however, must still at some point include a «speech act» pointing out the meaning of the action, and here once more Shakespeare is able to exploit the resources of
folk wisdom, to turn it into music, and to place it
in the mouth of one of his characters, who at that moment becomes the chorus commenting on the meaning of the play.
Truth is everywhere: scientific truth, philosophical and
folk wisdom, truth
in non-Christian religions.
It is a piece of
folk wisdom, elevated to philosophical principle by Santayana, that one must understand history
in order not to repeat its mistakes.
We appreciate and admire humility
in our former great
folk and love then all the more for showing courage to accept the mental decline, and still having the
wisdom and humility to accept when their time at the top is over.
In the book David and I argue that the supposed negative relationship between income inequality and democratization was seductive to many scholars, since it confirmed the
folk wisdom of generations of scholars on the left and right.
In challenging the conventional wisdom in being able to implement the wide ranging plan, Carrion said, «we hacked away at the conventional notions, the fears, and we did it through having conversations with folks on the ground.&raqu
In challenging the conventional
wisdom in being able to implement the wide ranging plan, Carrion said, «we hacked away at the conventional notions, the fears, and we did it through having conversations with folks on the ground.&raqu
in being able to implement the wide ranging plan, Carrion said, «we hacked away at the conventional notions, the fears, and we did it through having conversations with
folks on the ground.»
The goal that night was to discuss the lessons our speakers had learned along the way, what mistakes they had made, and to pass their
wisdom along to the younger
folks in the audience.
Licorice Root — This herb has long been used
in folk medicine to ease sore throat discomfort, and current research suggests there is
wisdom in that approach.
Folk wisdom, of course, also advises to avoid eating large meals
in the evening.
Science is now substantiating that there is a lot of
wisdom in many of these
folk remedies and Eastern therapies.
Spoiler alert: none of the forty
folks interviewed, representing 3000 years of wit and
wisdom, show interest
in dying earlier than 100.
The scenes
in the boarding house are priceless with the headmistress played by Julie Walters spouting her
folk wisdom and cautionary tales to single young women at the dinner table each evening.
However, as Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) pointed out
in a speech delivered on November 23, 1900, popular
folk wisdom says that every time a school is closed, a jail must be built.
Models like Montessori and Waldorf are catnip to these
folks; they want teachers who can role - model a kind, soulful, tolerant, mindful way of living
in the world — a sort of
wisdom that goes beyond mere knowledge.
It s a treasured piece of American
folk wisdom that makes all kinds of sense
in terms of home maintenance.
Certainly, the fact that I had translated some of these tales back
in the nineties really helped me have a sense of them, since I'd studied them and thought about the lessons they were teaching: this is a tale of cunning; this is a tale of
folk wisdom; that's a tale about listening to your elders; that's a tale about not listening to your elders.
Somewhere along the way the good
folks of the port settled
in the
wisdom that coffee was all the culture and industry a town required.»
So why are there quite a number of
folks who have decided not to subscribe to all the well - worn advice,
in the face of conventional financial
wisdom?
I'm not a financial expert, but I too question the
wisdom of citing an economics professor (as opposed to say, a finance professor) who is recommending annuities period, especially for
folks in this age bracket.
Folk wisdom says that if you throw a frog
in a boiling water, it will promptly jump out of it.
There must be some
wisdom in the
folk saying, «It's the strong swimmers who drown.»»
Here's my prediction: Using
folk wisdom as a guide to long - term financial planning is guaranteed to lose you money
in the long term.
I'm still looking into the best way (tax-wise) of tapping the 457 (b) during those five years and beyond (preferential tax treatment of long term capital gains and dividends may not be available for 457 (b) plans)-- and some
wisdom from the MF would be great
in this regard — but a 457 (b) does seem to offer unique opportunities to
folks considering early retirement lucky enough to have access to this deferred compensation plan.
Other piquant discussions include rebuttals of
folk wisdom, as
in an explanation of disciplining a dog after the fact, and clear directions for using set - ups to correct very specific infractions.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news... Never know what could happen... just putting it
in the ether
folks... just passing
wisdom.
Rojas uses aspects of
folk art and craft traditions
in fairy - tale narratives that range from the
wisdom and mystique of female sages to the relationships between animals and humans.
And it's worth pointing out that our understanding of these biases, however much it may seem to match with
folk wisdom, is actually a precise product of careful scientific investigation
in rather recent times.
Remember,
folks, we are talking about
folks who, with almost no knowledge of a subject, reject the
wisdom of those with decades of experience
in the field.
And
folks who argue that we only have X years left to fix the problem should probably reconsider their claims and reconsider the tactical
wisdom of drawing lines
in the sand.
OKM is often hijacked by politics within the organization, resulting
in either: (a) a massive change management challenge where the lawyers actively resist or ignore OKM efforts, or (b) OKM that represents a compromise
in quality due to «
folk wisdom» input from powerful players
in the organization (e.g., poorly written contract clauses reflecting an influential equity partner's preferences, even if they're rife with legalese and make negotiations more difficult).
In any case, I'd love hear any sage
wisdom that you
folks might have.
Let's start with my
folks who,
in their infinite
wisdom, called me A. House.