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fawndolyn 's review for:
The Demon-Haunted World
by Carl Sagan
This was a really long one, and it kept catching me and losing me in nearly equal intervals.
There was a bit about aphorisms toward the end of chapter 16 that really lost and still kinda bothers me:
“What realm of human endeavour is not morally ambiguous? Even folk institutions that purport to give us advice on behaviour and ethics seem fraught with contradictions. Consider aphorisms - haste makes waste; yes, but a stitch in time saves nine. Better safe than sorry; but nothing ventured, nothing gained. Where there's smoke, there's fire; but you can't tell a book by its cover. A penny saved is a penny earned; but you can't take it with you. He who hesitates is lost; but fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Two heads are better than one; but too many cooks spoil the broth. There was a time when people planned or justified their actions on the basis of such contradictory platitudes.“
None of these are contradictory. It’s a stretch to even link some of them. If anything, some pairs are complementary.
There was a bit about aphorisms toward the end of chapter 16 that really lost and still kinda bothers me:
“What realm of human endeavour is not morally ambiguous? Even folk institutions that purport to give us advice on behaviour and ethics seem fraught with contradictions. Consider aphorisms - haste makes waste; yes, but a stitch in time saves nine. Better safe than sorry; but nothing ventured, nothing gained. Where there's smoke, there's fire; but you can't tell a book by its cover. A penny saved is a penny earned; but you can't take it with you. He who hesitates is lost; but fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Two heads are better than one; but too many cooks spoil the broth. There was a time when people planned or justified their actions on the basis of such contradictory platitudes.“
None of these are contradictory. It’s a stretch to even link some of them. If anything, some pairs are complementary.