Those who are able, have no desire [chi po non vo]
Those who desire, have no ability [chi vo non po]
Those who know, do not act [chi sa non fa]
Those who act, do not know [chi fa non sa]
And so the world goes badly [et così il mondo mal va]
–Ascoli Piceno, 1529
"Here’s Tom with the weather.”
“Each of us tends to think we see things as they are, that we are objective. But this is not the case. We see the world, not as it is, but as we are—or, as we are conditioned to see it. When we open our mouths to describe what we see, we in effect describe ourselves, our perceptions, our paradigms. When other people disagree with us, we immediately think something is wrong with them. But, as the demonstration shows, sincere, clearheaded people see things differently, each looking through the unique lens of experience.”
― Stephen R. Covey, [The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change]
This guy is a monster, lol.