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Many a mickle makes a muckle.

Conventional wisdom - but WTF does it mean??

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@relentless-red said
Many a mickle makes a muckle.

Conventional wisdom - but WTF does it mean??
Sounds like something out of Harry Porter.

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@FMF
It should be 'I think I think therefore I think I am'

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@sonhouse said
@FMF
It should be 'I think I think therefore I think I am'
Should be “I think that I think, therefore I think I am.”

But I still prefer “I err, therefore I am.” Saviely Tartakower.

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Philosophy is simple.

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A man walks into a bar and orders a beer. The barkeeper says "you're in here pretty often. Think you might be an alcoholic?", to which the man says "I don't think I am.", and vanishes from existence.

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@the-gravedigger said
A man walks into a bar and orders a beer. The barkeeper says "you're in here pretty often. Think you might be an alcoholic?", to which the man says "I don't think I am.", and vanishes from existence.
Should we be putting some thought into that one? 🙂

-VR

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@rookie54 said
you cain't tell how good a melon is until it's thumped
same for a man
Oooooooh, good one.

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Stop stalking me, you greasy rag.

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The post that was quoted here has been removed
Actually, you got banned for racism and Islamophobia. Your unsubstantiated accusations of abuse simply got a thread deleted.

This makes me feel philosophical all of a sudden:

Self-deceiving recriminations distort the mind and rob it of the composure needed for wise deeds

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