Sentences with phrase «in folk wisdom»

«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.&raquIn 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.&raquin 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.