Observations March 23, 2014 - Timorous
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Observations March 23, 2014 - Timorous
"Fortune favors the bold" contrasts with "look before you leap," and there are lots of other examples of aphorisms which contradict each other, but I've never heard of a timorous saying which contradicts "you can't cross a chasm in two jumps."
-- In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller