Paul McKeever’s Minimal Maxims and Bon Arrows, volume 1, issue 3
February 14, 2009 by Paul McKeever
I, to be commanded, must be obeyed.
Any sufficiently rational individual is indistinguishable from a wizard.
A kindness paid to the worthy kills none, but to the unworthy kills all.
While raising the flag of freedom, be willing and prepared to see it at half-mast.
“I, to be commanded, must be obeyed.”
I think that this is my favorite one so far.
I don’t understand the second quote.
Hi Bruce. I don’t like to decode these expressions. They’re meant both to inspire some thought, and to express the conclusions of some longish analyses very succinctly. But I’ll give you a hint: Arthur C. Clark said something that inspired the second aphorism above.