Tuesday, August 30, 2011

The thinker's conundrum

Ancient Greek historian Herodotus said, "The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing." It is, I daresay, the thinker's conundrum. But perhaps the greater agony is to have power over all and insight into nothing. At that the gods laugh. For that man's power is meaningless. Just grist for your Tuesday thoughts.

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