Quotable quotes: the razor’s edge
June 8, 2008 by Miki Saxon
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Great sound bites are like any other collectible—they aren’t diminished by age and reproductions abound.
In that light, here are three collectable razors and one reproduction.
Probably best known is
- Occam’s razor: It is vain to do with more that which can be done with less.
However, moderation is a slippery slope and we humans often go too far, but there is usually a response to that, too.
- Einstein’s razor: Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.
The beauty of this thought begat a modern reproduction.
- KISS principle: Keep It Simple, Stupid — but never oversimplify.
Much as I agree with KISS, here is my own favorite razor. Although the authorship is disputed, the validity of the comment is not.
- Hanlon’s Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
What’s your favorite collectible?
I specially agree with your last quote it is a great remedy against paranoia.
Unfortunately there is such an ample supply of stupidity amongst us that it is difficult to find things that can not be explained by it ;)
Hi Denis, I’ve missed you. What you say is true and makes me thing that we need another update.
Miki’s razor: Don’t ignore the possibility of malice because of the abundance of stupidity.