So let us talk then about wisdom. It is an old saying, but true nonetheless, that the wise person is certain of little but his or her ignorance. A wise man is wise enough to know what he does not know. He believes the world is too mulitfarious, changeable, and miraculous a place to put much trust in feeble humanity’s ability to comprehend and control it as we would wish. Therefore, a wise man counsels caution, and encourages us to pay attention to our ignorance—what we do not and cannot know—as we make our way through life.
My favourite investment banker, The Epicurean Dealmaker, dissects Peggy Noonan’s latest crazed WSJ rant in his post “It’s All How You Look At It”
