Cyan comments on Rationality Quotes April 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Cyan 08 April 2013 05:27:30AM *  18 points [-]

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.

- K'ung Fu-tzu

Comment author: tgb 08 April 2013 12:05:15PM 3 points [-]

The 'imitation' part is appropriately meta for a quote page.

Comment author: Cyan 11 April 2013 02:16:01AM 4 points [-]

I'd like to imagine that it's the blurb he put on the back of his own book: "I've done the reflection (noble!); buy now and you can get the benefit -- it's easy! -- or you can go stumbling off without the benefit of my wisdom like a sucker."