Indyfella: hell, I wouldn't go that far...but as you wish.
No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
rocketqueen: No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
...there are some things that can beat smartness and foresight. Awkwardness and stupidity can. The best swordsman in the world doesn't need to fear the second best swordsman in the world; no, the person for him to be afraid of is some ignorant antagonist who has never had a sword in his hand before; he doesn't do the thing he ought to do, and so the expert isn't prepared for him. - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Another smart man once stated: We are all stupid, just on different subjects.
So how would I rate myself. Smart enough to know someone else is smarter than I am and stupid enough to know not to do most things I don't understand.
...there are some things that can beat smartness and foresight. Awkwardness and stupidity can. The best swordsman in the world doesn't need to fear the second best swordsman in the world; no, the person for him to be afraid of is some ignorant antagonist who has never had a sword in his hand before; he doesn't do the thing he ought to do, and so the expert isn't prepared for him. - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Another smart man once stated: We are all stupid, just on different subjects.
So how would I rate myself. Smart enough to know someone else is smarter than I am and stupid enough to know not to do most things I don't understand.
I've tested in the superior range my whole life. That doesn't make me superior, that's just what really bad test-writers get paid to tell me.
I've always been wiser than my years though. To borrow a phrase from my father: It's not the years, its the mileage, son. Life has ridden me a lot of miles in my time. I think I was made by Toyota. Or maybe Timex.
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