Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Rationality Quotes - June 2009 - Less Wrong

8 Post author: pjeby 14 June 2009 10:00PM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Article Navigation

Comments (168)
Tags: quotes

Comments (168)

You are viewing a single comment's thread.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 15 June 2009 01:12:22AM 25 points [-]

"I have now reigned about 50 years in victory or peace, beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honors, power and pleasure, have waited on my call, nor does any earthly blessing appear to have been wanting to my felicity. In this situation, I have diligently numbered the days of pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot. They amount to fourteen."
-- Abd Er-Rahman III of Spain, 960 AD.

Comment author: ChrisHibbert 16 June 2009 03:47:14AM *  2 points [-]

A recent story on PodCastle gives the same message, albeit embedded in a short fantasy story with good economics.

Comment author: gwern 11 October 2010 10:29:50PM 0 points [-]

I thought that was a fantastic story; I even had the patience to sit through the whole podcast.

It can be downloaded at http://www.freesfonline.de/content/Abraham1.pdf or read at http://issuu.com/spectra/docs/cambistandlordiron

Comment author: davidr 18 June 2009 08:06:04PM 0 points [-]

I'm not sure it's accurate to say of Spain, more like of Al-Andalus..

Powered by Reddit Powered by Reddit