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14 Mar 14 - 05:55 AM (#3609582) Subject: Folk Wisdom From: GUEST In memoriam on the death of Tony Benn, one of the last of the radical left in British politics, I recall his aphorism on power What power have you got? Where did you get it from? In whose interests do you use it? To whom are you accountable? How do we get rid of you? and wonder whether there are other aphorisms we might gather together as a form of folk wisdom, such as Diplomacy is the art of having someone else have your own way - and getting the credit for it. Any other suggestions? |
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14 Mar 14 - 06:35 AM (#3609588) Subject: RE: Folk Wisdom From: JohnInKansas I'd always heard "Diplomacy is the art of never offending anyone ... ... Unintentionally." John |
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14 Mar 14 - 06:44 AM (#3609589) Subject: RE: Folk Wisdom From: MGM·Lion Fool me once ~~ shame on you!! Fool me twice ~~ shame on me!!! ~M~ |
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14 Mar 14 - 07:32 AM (#3609599) Subject: RE: Folk Wisdom From: GUEST Diplomacy at the moment: the art of being disarming when your country isn't. |
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14 Mar 14 - 08:20 AM (#3609608) Subject: RE: Folk Wisdom From: Musket Interesting. I have just posted on the Tony Benn tribute post. I used to be one he asked those questions of, face to face... (I chaired an NHS body in his constituency.) In another thread, I quoted Voltaire who gave this particular nugget of folk wisdom- "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Quite. |