A bit of worldly wisdom has been floating around my head of late.
"Small minds talk about people. Mediocre minds talk about events. Great minds talk about ideas."
It's basically a proverb against gossip and pointless debate, and it's good so far as it goes. It's occurred to me, though, that too much emphasis is placed on ideas. I offer this alternative.
"Small hearts discuss ideas. Mediocre hearts participate in events. Great hearts care for people."
Thoughts?
Funky Dung
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Maybe there's a meeting place for both creeds; the first, for instance, is half-true, in that great minds are concerned with people and events as well as ideas?
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Posted 24 Jun 2004 at 1:10 am ¶Post a Comment