Tag: Wisdom
- STFL #1:
My wife is always right.
- STFL #2:
The harder a problem is to track down, the simpler the cause is likely to be.
- STFL #3:
Having too much pizza is better than running out.
- STFL #6:
Donuts.
- STFL #7:
When in doubt, nap.
- STFL #8:
If you are comfortable with who God is and what He is doing, you’re doing it wrong.
- STFL #10:
I am the most humble and truthful person.
- STFL #11:
Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, weak men create hard times.
- STFL #12:
Parents are only responsible for their parenting, not for their children’s obedience.
- STFL #13:
Children are only responsible for their obedience, not for their parents’ parenting.
- STFL #14:
There are two classic blunders: (1) Never get involved in a land war in Asia. (2) Never get into an argument with a Sicilian when death is on the line.
- STFL #15:
Giving a government official a big pile of money is almost always a bad idea. Just kidding. It is always a bad idea.
- STFL #16:
Some things cannot be said.
- STFL #18:
Words mean things.
- STFL #19:
He who is easily amused shall never cease to be entertained.
- STFL #21:
Kansas is the best place on earth.
- STFL #23:
The Bible is written for those who believe it.
- STFL #24:
Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want.
- STFL #25:
The only way to talk to trolls is to hand them rope and watch what they do with it.
- STFL #26:
Life is pain. Anyone who says differently is selling something.
- STFL #27:
If you are upset by how unfair life is, just imagine how upset you’d be if it were fair.
- STFL #29:
Never dig straight down.
- STFL #32:
Patience is a matter of months and years, not hours or days.
- STFL #33:
Love is properly defined as committing to do the best for someone.
- STFL #35:
It is not an insult to be called “sheep” as long as your shepherd is worthy.
- STFL #37:
Sometimes the best way to help someone is to refuse to help.
- STFL #39:
Buying a lottery ticket is always a mistake.
- STFL #40:
The system of government matters far less than the character of the people being governed.
- STFL #42:
Don’t panic.
- STFL #43:
It is better to take risks and live than to be safe and die.
- STFL #45:
Short naps are better.
- STFL #49:
Like a glass window, a law broken is broken forever.
- STFL #51:
Evil will always win because good is dumb.
- STFL #53:
Liberty is not liberty unless you are free to do things that are unpopular, stupid, and offensive to others.
- STFL #55:
The difference between a good administrator and a bad one is about 5 seconds.
- STFL #58:
Even the worst tyrants must do some temporal good.
- STFL #59:
Job teaches us that God does whatever he wants, but also that seemingly good friends may be worse than useless in a crisis.
- STFL #61:
In software, common tasks should be easy. Everything else should be harder.
- STFL #62:
People like statistics that confirm their bias and ignore everything else.
- STFL #63:
No matter how cold it gets, you can always have fun.
- STFL #66:
Law defines what failure is.
- STFL #67:
Sometimes the best way to cope with a frustrating situation is to write a horrible letter explaining your problem to the responsible person in detail... and then destroy it.
- STFL #68:
There is a difference between liberty and license.
- STFL #69:
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man stupid and blind in the eyes.
- STFL #71:
Never comfort someone by offering advice or saying “I understand.”
- STFL #72:
Always keep two calendars: one online and one manual.
- STFL #73:
Committees fail when focused on implementation and succeed when focused on direction and assigning responsibility.
- STFL #76:
Only a false gospel can be completely explained in a few minutes.
- STFL #79:
People do strange things to show they care.
- STFL #85:
The weakest link in any security system is always people.
- STFL #86:
Publishing negative things about others is poor taste. Publishing negative things about your employer is stupid.
- STFL #89:
The more petty a user interface or user experience improvement is to an application, the more the users will appreciate it.
- STFL #90:
If you go online to complain about being too poor, you are not nearly so poor as you think you are.
- STFL #92:
Be careful what you say. Sometimes people will listen.
- STFL #93:
God does not make mistakes nor is He trying to confuse you.
- STFL #96:
If you find yourself in awe, you are engaged in worship.
- STFL #97:
Friendship is not something others give to you, but something you give to others.
- STFL #100:
When someone asks an impertinent question, you should respond with an impertinent answer or nothing.
- STFL #101:
Never read comments on the Internet.
- STFL #102:
If we each spent more time feeling sympathy for one another rather than giving advice, we’d be better, happier people.
- STFL #105:
No organization is a monolith.
- STFL #108:
The first implementation is always wrong.
- STFL #109:
We are all going to die.
- STFL #112:
Forgiveness does not guarantee the restoration of trust.
- STFL #115:
In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice they are not.
- STFL #117:
All technology is magic.
- STFL #121:
Witnessing is good. Proselytizing is bad. Very few people discern between these.
- STFL #125:
True peace comes from focusing on eternity.
- STFL #127:
There's no magic formula to parenting.
- STFL #128:
Theology is everything.
- STFL #130:
Some words lose their meaning if you use them.
- STFL #132:
Never be surprised when someone has a serious problem, does not know what to do, asks for advice, and then ignores you because you did not confirm whatever preconceived tomfoolery they hoped to hear.
- STFL #133:
Celebrate people while they live. Mourn them when they pass away.
- STFL #134:
If you want to be good at something, you must enjoy being bad at it first.
- STFL #137:
People can be trash at something, but cannot be trash themselves.