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There was a linked quote on that. "I can predict the movement of stars, but not the madness of men" Truly a great quote and still so valid today.
by langsoul-com 3y ago
There was a linked quote on that. "I can predict the movement of stars, but not the madness of men"
Truly a great quote and still so valid today.
- mjklin 3y agoANDROMACHE. Doesn't it ever tire you to see and prophesy only disasters? CASSANDRA. I see nothing. I prophesy nothing. All I ever do is to take account of two great stupidities: the stupidities of men, and the wild stupidity of the elements. — Jean Giraudoux, French (1882-1944)
- HPsquared 3y agoReminds me of Einstein's "Two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe" (attributed to him, anyway)
- avmich 3y agoReminds attributed to Heisenberg - “When I meet God, I’m going to ask him two questions: why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he’ll have an answer for the first.”