WIST QuotationsAug 5

A quotation from Euripides

MESSENGER: Nothing is more useful to mankind than a prudent distrust.
 
[ἌΓΓΕΛΟΣ:                    σώφρονος δ᾽ ἀπιστίας
   οὐκ ἔστιν οὐδὲν χρησιμώτερον βροτοῖς.]

Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist
Helen [Ἑλένη], l. 1617ff (412 BC) [tr. Coleridge (1891)]

Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/euripides/81/

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Helen [Ἑλένη], l. 1617ff (412 BC) [tr. Coleridge (1891)] - Euripides | WIST Quotations

MESSENGER: Nothing is more useful to mankind than a prudent distrust. [ἌΓΓΕΛΟΣ:σώφρονος δ᾽ ἀπιστίας οὐκ ἔστιν οὐδὲν χρησιμώτερον βροτοῖς.] Informing Theoklymenos that Helen and Menelaos have escaped to Greece. (Source (Greek)). Other translations: Nought to man's welfare more Avails, than disbelief by prudence rul'd. [tr. Potter (1783), l. 1750ff] There's…

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WIST QuotationsMay 9

A quotation from C. C. Colton

When young, we trust ourselves too much, and we trust others too little when old. Rashness is the error of youth, timid caution of age.

Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 363 (1820)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/colton-charles-caleb…

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Denis Gilbert 🌎Mar 31
Interesting read (10 to 15 minutes) on factors driving public trust or mistrust in science. #disinformation #science #society #trust #mistrust @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social @mss7676.bsky.social

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Dana WilliamsSep 16, 2024
Matthew Carey's book #Mistrust: An Ethnographic #Theory is, like lots of #anthropology, refreshing and mind-expanding. His focus is on the High Atlas mountains of #Morocco. There's interesting discussions of lying, tolerance, conspiracy, etc. He even touches upon #anarchism, although in a somewhat superficial fashion. And I personally prefer "mistrust" to refer to "mistaken trust" as opposed to just a synonym for #distrust. But, it's still provocative and worth the time. #HAUBooks
apiechaAug 23, 2024
Digital painting: Ambiguous impulses for your mental cinema!
#contemporaryArt #mentalCinema #digitalPainting #virtualPainting #aiAssistedArt #saveBioDiversity #climateActionNow #systemChange #endFossilFuels #makeArtNotWar #noAFD #NoRacism #NoFascism #humanrights #humanDignity #Нетвойны #granny #oldWoman #innerself #inside #bigEye #watchingYou #observation #surveillance #mistrust #pointerfinger #accusation #littleGirlWithBalloon #tributeToBanksy #sandglass #hourglass #finiteness #mortality
WIST Quotations has moved!Jul 22, 2024

A quotation from La Rochefoucauld, Francois:

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We should be more ashamed to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
 
[Il est plus honteux de se défier de ses amis que d’en être trompé.]
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-francois/70745/

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Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶84 (1665-1678) [tr. Heard (1917)] - La Rochefoucauld, Francois | WIST Quotations

We should be more ashamed to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.   [Il est plus honteux de se défier de ses amis que d’en être trompé.] First appeared in the second (1666) edition. Compare to Maxim 86, also from that edition: "Our distrust justifies the deception…

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Show threadSpaceflight 🚀Jul 10, 2024

#Eumetsat has just canceled the launch of one of its devices with the #European 🇪🇺 rocket, choosing #SpaceX instead. This decision, taken just a few days before Tuesday's launch, appears to be a sign of #mistrust 🤔🙄 https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2024/07/10/ariane-6-a-small-step-for-europe-in-space_6680074_23.html

#Ariane6

Ariane 6, a small step for Europe in space

Tuesday's successful launch of the European rocket is only a first step. Above all, Europe's future in the space sector requires a new organization, along the lines of what NASA achieved more than 20 years ago.

Le Monde
Show threadNonilexJun 4, 2024

…The responses of dozens of prospective jurors to questions in open court reflected some of the most pervasive & divisive issues in American society, w/jurors discussing their views on #gun ownership & #mistrust of the #judicial process.

And in a trial where the #criminal defendant has been public about his struggles w/ drug #addiction, the #jurors told the court about similar battles fought by their parents, children & friends.

#HunterBiden #law #grief

Show threadRamesh #NotGoingBackMay 29, 2024

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>> #Iran has been fighting #proxy wars against #SaudiArabia (#KSA) since 1970s. In March 2023, #China SECRETLY brokered their #rapprochement ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111393282111223814

Rapprochement or not, #mistrust still lingers between #ArabLeague and #Iran.

Saudi Arabia expelled 6 members of a crew from its state TV broadcaster after they had been detained ahead of the #hajj.

There have been tensions for decades between #Sunni & #Shia, particularly around the hajj pilgrimage.

https://apnews.com/article/iran-saudi-arabia-detention-tv-crew-241867f43b8e09c581978452b50c67ff

Iran says Saudi Arabia has expelled 6 state media journalists ahead of the hajj after detaining them

Iran says that Saudi Arabia expelled six members of a crew from its state television broadcaster after they had been detained for nearly a week in the kingdom ahead of the hajj. Saudi Arabia on Wednesday did not immediately acknowledge the incident, which comes a year after Riyadh and Tehran reached a Chinese-mediated détente. There have been tensions for decades between the Sunni and Shiite powerhouses over the holy sites in the kingdom, particularly around the upcoming hajj pilgrimage.

AP News
Show threadjfmayApr 26, 2024
Why were politicians sure that this simplistic communication would not cause deep #mistrust in those people? It did cause mistrust about all the public media channels ( #lies , #lugenpresse ). Those people now prefer to read #epochtimes ,and the like. They stopped believing in any scientific result. Now, that mistrust is truly damaging.