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Thank you for your interest. Following is an index of articles published on LinkedIn. Certain numbers are omitted or do not follow systematically by expired advertisement or other irregularity. When I first began to publish articles on LinkedIn, I did not expect to publish so many articles, or so often, or on so many diverse topics. Such as they are, and with all faults. But having now the opportunity to reflect upon the articles published over a period of time, I thought it might be helpful—for the purpose of future reference—to provide an easily accessible index. Thank you for reading. ~ Gregg Zegarelli
[1] Persuasion and Force – Business of Aesop™ No. 1 – The North Wind and Sun. [GRZUID1X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_1] “Disciplina custos est integritatis.” (“Discipline is the keeper of integrity.”); “Primum sapientiam, deinde disciplinam.” (“Wisdom first, then discipline.”); “Viribus optime ostensum est in sua continentia.” (“Power is best shown in its own restraint.”); “Prima lex potentiae est quomodo impedita.” (“The first law of power is how it is to be controlled.”); “Sapientia ars eligit, sed disciplina rectam tenet.” (“Wisdom chooses the tactic, but Discipline holds the line.”) {Business of Aesop™}
[2] Anatomy of a Lawyer Engagement Fraud Scam [GRZUID2X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_2]
[3] Teamwork – Business of Aesop™ No. 4 – The Donkey and the Mule. [GRZUID3X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_3] “Malum consilium fortuna est.” (“Luck is bad strategy.”) {Business of Aesop™}
[4] Big Ideas – Business of Aesop™ No. 8 – Belling the Cat [GRZUID4X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_4] “‘Si’ est maximum parvum verbum in hoc mundo.” (“‘If’ is the biggest little word in the world.”) {Business of Aesop™}
[5] Loving the Deal – Business of Aesop™ No. 85 – The Lion in Love [GRZUID5X] [LinkedIn #GRZ5] “Actus stultos fortuna egent, et fortunam consilii mali esse scimus.” (“Foolish acts need luck, and we know that luck is a bad strategy.”) {Business of Aesop™}
[6] The Entrepreneurial Spirit® Daily Inspirational Email [GRZUID6] [LinkedIn #GRZ_6]
[7] A Message to Garcia (and Every Entrepreneur) – Abridgment Series [GRZUID7X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_7] {Abridgement}
[8] Protecting Your Brand / Trademark with Automated Monitoring [GRZUID8] [LinkedIn #GRZ_8] {Legal}
[9] Branding: 8 Common Questions About Trademarks! [GRZUID9] [LinkedIn #GRZ_9] {Legal}
[10] The Federal Trademark ® Process-How It Works! [GRZUID10] [LinkedIn #GRZ_10] {Legal}
[11] The Great Masquerade – Stand for America® [GRZUID11X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_11] “Veritas scurra est, aut mendax. Nam semper ad me venit in specie desiderii mei. Postea hominem larvatum deprehendo.” (“The Truth is a jokester, or a liar. For, each time, he comes to me in the exact appearance of my desire. I later discover that he wore a mask.”) {Fables and Stories}
[12] Stand for America® – Issue 1. Stand for America [GRZUID12] [LinkedIn #GRZ_12] {Fables and Stories}
[13] Hiring on Hope – The Business of Aesop™ No. 90 – The Cat-Maiden [GRZUID13] [LinkedIn #GRZ_13] {Business of Aesop™}
[14] The Sun Doth Rise [GRZUID14]
[15] The Lovely Meat [GRZUID15]
[16] Jesus and the (Other) Greatest Commandment [GRZUID16] [LinkedIn #GRZ_16] “Positio ballerina non est naturalis, usque ad est.” (“The posture of the ballerina is not natural, until it is.”) {Social Justice}
[17] Epictetus. On the Tranquil Flow of Life. – Abridgment Series [GRZUID17X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_17] {Abridgement}
[18] Seneca. On the Misfortune of Good Men. Abridgment Series [GRZUID18X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_18] {Abridgement}
[19] Theodore Roosevelt-The Strenuous Life – Abridgment Series [GRZUID19] [LinkedIn #GRZ_13] {Abridgement}
[20] Rules of Money-Getting, by P.T. Barnum – Abridgment Series [GRZUID20X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_20] {Abridgement}
[21] The Ben-Hur Team-Building Principle™ [GRZUID21X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_21] {Fables and Stories}
[22] Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) with Whistleblower Immunity [#GRZ_22] {Legal}
[23] The Business of Aesop™ Article Index [GRZUID23] [LinkedIn #GRZ_23] {Business of Aesop™}
[24] Epilogue: On the Wisdom of Aesop [GRZUID24] [LinkedIn #GRZ_24] “Sapientia ars practica est.” (“Wisdom is a practical art.”) {Aesop’s Fables}
[25] Going It Alone – Business of Aesop™ No. 21. – Two Travelers and the Purse [GRZUID25] [LinkedIn_#GRZ_25] {Business of Aesop™}
[26] Be Prepared – Business of Aesop™ No. 29. – The Wild Boar and the Fox. [GRZUID26] [LinkedIn #GRZ_26] “Malum consilium fortuna est.” (“Luck is bad strategy.”) {Business of Aesop™}
[27] Reflections on Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot – On Leadership – Abridgment Series [GRZUIX27X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_27] {Abridgement}
[28] Burning Bridges – Business of Aesop™ No. 15 – The Lion and the Mouse. [GRZUID28] [LinkedIn #GRZ_28] “Viribus optime ostensum est in sua continentia.” (“Power is best shown in its own restraint.”); “Fortuna est malum consilium ad vitam.“ (“Luck is bad life strategy.”) {Business of Aesop™}
[29] The #1 Email Error – Do You Fail in Best Practice Emails? [#GRZ_29] {Industry}
[30] Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death! – Abridgment Series [GRZUID30X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_30] {Abridgement}
[31] The Declaration of Independence – Abridgment Series [GRZUID31X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_31X] {Abridgement}
[32] When Was America Great? – Stand for America® [GRZUID32] [LinkedIn #GRZ_32] {Social Justice}
[33] Greed is Good? – The Business of Aesop™ No. 9 – The Boy and the Filberts [GRZUID33] [LinkedIn #GRZ_33] “Vitia in systematibus politicis et oeconomicis sunt mere amplificationes vitiorum in homine.” (“The flaws in political and economic systems are merely exaggerations of the flaws in human beings.”) {Business of Aesop™}
[34] Still Confident [A Rabbit Scared] [GRZUID34]
[35] Considering the Source – The Business of Aesop™ No. 68 – The Lion and the Statue [GRZUID35] [LinkedIn #GRZ_35] {Business of Aesop™}
[36] The Insecure Human Being – The Business of Aesop™ No. 51 – A Fox Without a Tail [GRZUID36X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_36] “Aliquid ubiquitous tendit praetermittendum.” (“What is ubiquitous tends to be overlooked.”); “Mater Natura et Pater Tempus neque veniam neque veniam petunt, neque spem habent aut paenitentem.” (“Mother Nature and Father Time neither ask permission or forgiveness, nor do they have hopes or regrets.”) {Business of Aesop™}
[37] Einstein, Jesus, and the Shared Kiss – The Business of Aesop™ No. 97 – The Fox and the Cat [GRZUID37X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_37] {Business of Aesop™}
[38] The Entrepreneurial Cardinal Virtues™ [GRZUID38X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_38]
[39] I Never Promised to Love My Wife,# or All About Oaths [GRZUID39X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_39X]
[40] “Sugar, Darling, You Look Marvelous.” The Business of Aesop™ No. 54 – The Fox and the Crow. [GRZUID40X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_40] “Verum catino optime servivit frigus.” (“Truth is a dish best served cold [and garnishments are merely tricky distractions].”) {Business of Aesop™}
[41] Storm Alert! Cloud Computing Risk Assessment – A Legal Perspective Update [#GRZ_41] {Industry}
[42] He Who Feeds Us Enslaves Us – The Business of Aesop™ No. 64 – The Dog and the Wolf [GRZUID42X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_42] “Qui nos pascit, nos servum suum facit.” (“He who feeds us makes us his slave.”) {Business of Aesop™}
[43] The VDU Voodoo Response™, or How to Respond to Someone Picking a Fight [GRZUID43X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_42] {Industry}
[44] Nothing to Hate, But Hate Itself – Or, Hate Best Practices [GRZUID44X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_44] “Stellam attingere non necesse est ut ab eo ducamur.” (“We do not need to touch the star to be guided by it.”)
[45] The Fable of Voting for a Three-Legged Horse – Stand for America® [GRZUID45X] [LinkedIn #GRZ_45] {Fables and Stories} {Donald Trump}
[46] John Stuart Mill – Leadership is Thinking Independently [GRZUID46] [LinkedIn #GRZ_46] {Abridgement}
[47] John Stuart Mill – Leadership and Being Unique from the Crowd [GRZUID47] [LinkedIn #GRZ_47] {Abridgement}
[48] Patriotism and Election Concession – Stand for America® [GRZUID48] [LinkedIn #GRZ_48]
[49] ONE® The Unified Gospel Blog [GRZUID49] [LinkedIn #GRZ_49] {ONE®}
[50] The Duty of Trust – Stand for America® [GRZUID50] [LinkedIn #GRZ_50] {Social Justice}
[51] “Do I Look Like a Christian?” Or, The Gift of “Happy Holidays” – Stand for America® [GRZUID51] [LinkedIn #GRZ_51] {Social Justice}
[52] The Sun Rule™ – Leadership, Character and How to Treat Others [#GRZ_52] {Social Justice}
[53] Trusting the People, Trusting the Deal – The Business of Aesop™ No. 13 – The Wolf and the Crane [GRZUID53] [LinkedIn #GRZ_53] {Business of Aesop™}
[54] Same for You, Same for Me – The Business of Aesop™ No. 48 – The Two Pots [GRZUID54] [LinkedIn #GRZ_54] {Business of Aesop™}
[55] Do As I Say, Not As I Do – The Business of Aesop™ No. 103 – The Mother Crab [GRZUID55] [LinkedIn #GRZ_55] {Business of Aesop™}
[56] The Substance of Things – The Business of Aesop™ No. 33 – The Stag and His Reflection [GRZUID56] [LinkedIn #GRZ_56] “Ad myopic nulla profunditas perceptionis.” (“To the near-sighted, there is no depth of perception.”); “Narrat expressio.” (“Telling tells.”) {Business of Aesop™}
[57] In or Out? Or, I Never Wanted To Be Like My Dog. [GRZUID57] [LinkedIn #GRZ_57]
[58] The Social Vice Triumvirate™: Jealousy, Envy and Pride [GRZUID58] [LinkedIn #GRZ_58] “Invidia intempesta cupiditas subtili odio.” (“Envy is untempered desire with subtle hate.”) {Social Justice}
[59] ONE®: The Unified Gospel of Jesus, Divine Version [Second Edition] Published [GRZUID59] [LinkedIn #GRZ_59] {ONE®}
[60] Sorry, Socrates. Or, The “Apology” of Socrates [GRZUID60] [LinkedIn #GRZ_60] {Abridgement}
[61] Freedom of Religion, by Thomas Jefferson (Notes on the State of Virginia) – Abridgment Series [GRZUID61] [LinkedIn #GRZ_61] {Abridgement}
[62] Shakespeare, English Language, and Other Such Items [GRZUID62] [LinkedIn #GRZ_62] {Fables and Stories}
[63] Emojiality. Or, the Personality and Congeniality of Using Emojis [GRZUID63] [LinkedIn #GRZ_63] {Fables and Stories}
[64] Mind Control, Protests and the Goal – Stand for America® [GRZUID64] [LinkedIn #GRZ_64] {Social Justice}
[65] Entrepreneurial Hope, and Lust for Smart Love [#GRZ_65] [LinkedIn #GRZ_65] “Malum consilium fortuna est.” (“Luck is bad strategy.”) {Industry}
[67] Salt, Wounds, and the Most Unkindest Cuts of All [GRZUID67] [LinkedIn #GRZ_67] “Quod nos laedit et corrodit infirmitates nostras detegit.” (“That which injures and corrodes us reveals our weaknesses.”); “Multum vulnus, multum motus.” (“Much wound, much reaction.”); “Quo infirmior corpus est, hoc magis iniuriae.” (“The weaker the body, the more injuries.”); “Facile vulneratur, nimis tenerum corpus est.” (“Too easily wounded, too tender a body.”); “Nimium urere, nimium vulnera multa.” (“Too many burns, too many wounds.”); “Narrat expressio.” (“Telling tells.”); “Iniuriae nostrae produnt.” (“Our injuries betray us.”); “Contumeliae nostrae produnt.” (“Our insults betray us.”) {Social Justice}
[68] The Toll on Character [GRZUID68] [LinkedIn #GRZ_68] {Social Justice}
[69] The Flesh is Weak, Or Why Jesus Got It Wrong [GRZUID69] [LinkedIn #GRZ_69] “Animus infirmus, caro fortis.” (“The mind is weak, the flesh is strong.”); “Sapientia est te ipsum nosse, disciplina autem est te ipsum vincere.” (“Wisdom is to know thyself, but discipline is to conquer thyself.”) {Social Justice}
[70] No Tolerance for Hate, or All Tolerance for Hate? [GRZUID70] [LinkedIn #GRZ_70] {Social Justice}
[71] Oliver Wendell Holmes and His Imbeciles – Stand for America® [GRZUID71] [LinkedIn #GRZ_71] {Social Justice}
[72] SQL Nulls, Socrates, and Black Holes. Or, the Great Lawn Chair Debate [GRZUID72] [LinkedIn #GRZ_72] “Quod minus non potest comprehendere majus.” (“The lesser cannot comprehend the greater.”) {Fables and Stories}
[73] Surviving Prejudice, Not All Bad [GRZUID73] [LinkedIn #GRZ_73] {Social Justice}
[74] Whom the Gods Would Destroy, They First Tease with Political Incorrectness [GRZUID74] [LinkedIn #GRZ_74] “Quod nos laedit et corrodit infirmitates nostras detegit.” (“That which injures and corrodes us reveals our weaknesses.”); “Multum vulnus, multum motus.” (“Much wound, much reaction.”); “Quo infirmior corpus est, hoc magis iniuriae.” (“The weaker the body, the more injuries.”); “Facile vulneratur, nimis tenerum corpus est.” (“Too easily wounded, too tender a body.”); “Nimium urere, nimium vulnera multa.” (“Too many burns, too many wounds.”); “Narrat expressio.” (“Telling tells.”); “Iniuriae nostrae produnt.” (“Our injuries betray us.”); “Contumeliae nostrae produnt.” (“Our insults betray us.”) {Social Justice}
[75] John Adams, Thoughts on Government – Abridgment Series [GRZUID75] [LinkedIn #GRZ_75] {Abridgement}
[76] Failing to Die Is Killing Us, or Logan’s Run Revisited – Stand for America® [GRZUID76] [LinkedIn #GRZ_76] “Ubi amor est, officium fit eros libero.” (“Where love exists, duty gets a free ride.”);“Pretium vitae est aliquis mercedes.” (“The wages of life are someone’s wages.”)
[77] The Friendly Russian – Stand for America® [#GRZ_77] [LinkedIn #GRZ_77] “Coniungere est dividere.” (“To unite is to divide.”) {Prediction} {Donald Trump}
[78] All Men Are Not Created Equal, or Why Thomas Jefferson Got it Wrong – Stand for America® [GRZUID78] [LinkedIn #GRZ_78] “Mater Natura et Pater Tempus neque veniam neque veniam petunt, neque spem habent aut paenitentem.” (“Mother Nature and Father Time neither ask permission or forgiveness, nor do they have hopes or regrets.”)
[79] The Anti-Robin Hoodwink. Or, Tax the Dead Guy Tax Theory. – Stand for America® [#GRZ_79] “Léo competit esum carnium, donec alii leones esuriant.” (“The lion is entitled to his meat, until he starves the pride.”)
[80] The Warrior Mindset – Stand for America® [GRZUID80] [LinkedIn #GRZ_80] “Lorum lorum dominum non protegit si canis circum volvitur.” (“The leash does not protect the master, if the dog should turn around.”); “Pacificae sperant, sed bellatores eos vivos servant ut sperare possint.” (“Pacifists hope, but warriors keep them alive so that they can hope.”) {Donald Trump}
[81] The Distinguished Napoleon – The Business of Aesop™ No. 2 – The Frog and the Ox [GRZUID81] [LinkedIn #GRZ_81] {Business of Aesop™}
[82] Branding America – In God We Trust. Or, Adams, Franklin, Jefferson and Washington Debate the American Slogan – Stand for America® [GRZUID82] [LinkedIn #GRZ_82] “Deus bonus est, et si Deus est in aliquo impotens, non potest Deus hominem malum vertere.” (“God is good, and if God is powerless in anything, God is powerless to turn a man bad.”) {Fables and Stories}
[83] Me, Too; Not, You. Or, the Exceptional Principle. – Stand for America® [GRZUID83] [LinkedIn #GRZ_83]
[84] The Google Privacy Case – 10 Year Anniversary – Business of Aesop™ No. 101 – The Porcupine and the Cave [GRZUID84] [LinkedIn #GRZ_84] “Citius flectatur, maior cedat.” (“The sooner the bend, the greater the yield.”) {Business of Aesop™} {Prediction}
[85] Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography – The 13 Virtues – Abridgment Series [GRZUID85] [LinkedIn #GRZ_85] {Abridgement}
[86] Brand New Day [GRZUID86] [LinkedIn #GRZ_86]
[87] The Relentless Pursuit of Victory – Stand for America® [#GRZ_87] [LinkedIn #GRZ_87] “Spes est ultimum refugium victimae.” (“Hope is the last refuge of the victim.”); “Mutare alios nobilis est, seipsum autem mutare sapiens est.” (“To change others is noble, but to change self is wise.”) {NFL Sports}
[88] The Morality Time Travel. Or, The Foolish and Incessant Misery of Timeless Insults – Stand for America® [GRZUID88] [LinkedIn #GRZ_88] “Non parvae fluctus magnis navibus petram.” (“Small waves do not rock great ships.”); “Apologeticum dare benedictionem est, egere maledictum est.” (“To give an apology is a blessing, to need it is a curse.”)
[89] A More Perfect Middle Class. Or, Diamonds are Forever – Stand for America® [GRZUID89] [LinkedIn #GRZ_89]
[90] Death, Sex and Selling: Or, the Science of the Beer Girl [GRZUID90] [LinkedIn #GRZ_90] {Industry}
[91] Pro-Life or Pro-Choice? [To Be Or Not To Be] Chapter 1, Bias [GRZUID91] [LinkedIn #GRZ_91] {To Be or Not to Be}
[92] Pro-Life or Pro-Choice? [To Be Or Not To Be] Chapter 2, Cause and Effect [GRZUID92] [LinkedIn #GRZ_92] “Mulier praegnans est religio sua.” (“A pregnant woman is her own religion.”); “Nemo haereticus suo dogmate.” (“No man is a heretic to his own dogma.”) {To Be or Not to Be}
[93] Consumption and Gluttony [GRZUID93] [LinkedIn]
[94] Disney’s New Lion King – Cowardly or Brave? [Spoiler Alert-Maybe] – Stand for America® [GRZUID94] [LinkedIn #GRZ_94] “Nulla ars in seipsa perficitur.” (“No art is perfected unto itself.”); “Ars domini non est accidens.” (“The art of a master is not an accident.”); “Ars non est passive accipienda, sed magis ars est active contemplanda.” (“Art is not to be passively received, but rather, art is to be actively contemplated.”)
[95] George Washington’s 75 Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior – Abridgment Series [GRZUID95] [LinkedIn #GRZ_95] {Abridgement}
[96] The USPTO Proof of Use Trademark Audit – There’s a New Sheriff in Town. [#GRZ_96] {Legal}
[97] Religion, War and “The Vehicle of the Light Analogy” [GRZUID97] [LinkedIn #GRZ_97] {Fables and Stories}
{All 98_ articles are part of the Aesop’s Fables Set}
[98_1] Persuasion v. Force – No. 1. The North Wind and the Sun – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_1] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_1] “Disciplina custos est integritatis.” (“Discipline is the keeper of integrity.”); “Primum sapientiam, deinde disciplinam.” (“Wisdom first, then discipline.”); “Viribus optime ostensum est in sua continentia.” (“Power is best shown in its own restraint.”); “Prima lex potentiae est quomodo impedita.” (“The first law of power is how it is to be controlled.”); “Sapientia ars eligit, sed disciplina rectam tenet.” (“Wisdom chooses the tactic, but Discipline holds the line.”); “Praecipua scientiae attributum est praedictio. Praecipua artis attributa praedictio non est.” (“The main attribute of science is predictability. The main attribute of art is unpredictability.”)
[98_2] Self-Validation and Envy – No. 2. The Frog and the Ox – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_2] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_2] “Sui ipsius destructio nobilior tantum obiectio est martyri vel martyrii forma, utpote Heros.” (“Self-destruction is only a noble objective for a martyr, or a form of martyrdom, being the Hero.”); “Spes tatam nos.” (“Hope will mess us up.”); “Tu scis quod incipias cognoscere lectionem, cum id scire times.” (“You know that you are starting to understand the lesson, when you are afraid to know it.”); “Sapientia et delusio non sedent in eodem spatio.” (“Wisdom and delusion do not sit in the same space.”); “Spes talis est exceptio, non regula.” (“Hope is such as the exception not the rule.); “Spes exceptio, non regula.” (“Hope is the exception not the rule.); “Spes somniantis.” (“Hope is a dreamer.”); “Spes est plus-aestimavit.” (“Hope is over-rated.”); “Spes est ancillae sapientiae.” (“Hope is wisdom’s hand-maiden.”)
[98_3] Planning Ahead, Vision and Industry – No. 3. The Ant and the Grasshopper – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_3] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_3] “Malum consilium fortuna est.” (“Luck is bad strategy.”); “Prudentia bonum iudicat. Bonus non iudicat quid sit sapiens.” (“Wisdom judges what is good. Good does not judge what is wise.”); “Spes est ultimum refugium victimae.” (“Hope is the last refuge of the victim.”)
[98_4] Team, Helping Others – No. 4. The Donkey and the Mule – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_4] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_4]
[98_5] Compromise and Pride – No. 5. The Two Goats – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_5] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_5] “Amittere proelium vincere bellum.” (“Lose a battle, win a war.”)
[98_6] Measure for Measure – No. 6. The Ass and the Load of Salt – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_6] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_6] “Ingenium fortasse proficiet, sed non semi-ingenium.” (“Wit may succeed, but not half-wit.”)
[98_7] Bearing Insults – No. 7. The Bear and the Bees – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_7] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_7]
[98_8] Ideas are a Dime a Dozen – No. 8. Belling the Cat – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_8] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_8] “‘Si’ est maximum parvum verbum in hoc mundo.” (“‘If’ is the biggest little word in the world.”); “Credo matrem meam mihi Terram ambulare, sed id facere posse non confido.” (“I trust my mother would walk the Earth for me, but I do not trust that she actually could do it.”); “Confido quod volebat, non confido quod poterat.” (“Trust that would, not trust that could.”, “I trust that he willed, not that he was able.”)
[98_9] Satisfaction, Appreciation and Greed – No. 9. The Boy and the Filberts – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_9] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_9] “Amittere proelium vincere bellum.” (“Lose a battle, win a war.”); “Aurantiis quae servamus fruimur, non corticibus quas abiecimus.” (“We enjoy the orange that we keep, not for the peel we’ve thrown away.”); “Recusando omnia quae possumus amittere, nihil eorum quae debemus adipiscimur.” (“By refusing to give up all of what we could, we fail to get any of what we should.”)
[98_10] Contentment – No. 10. The City Mouse and Country Mouse – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_10] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_10] “Sapiens casu non fit stultus.” (“The sage is not undone by the accident.”); “Sapientes temporis victores, stulti temporis servi sunt.” (“Sages are conquerors of time, fools are slaves of time.”) [Ed. Fools are not victims of time.]; “Sola via ad tempus vincendum est ei antecedere.” (“The only way to beat time, is to get in front of it.”); “Oculus sapientiae semper vigilans debet esse, sicut stulti in ictu fiunt.” (“The eye of wisdom must be ever-vigilant, as fools are made in a blink.”); Sapientia in oculis spectantis est.” (“Wisdom is in the eye of the beholder.”)
[98_11] The Despise of Failure – No. 11. The Fox and the Grapes – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_11] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_11] “Narrat expressio.” (“Telling tells.”)
[98_12] Team Sticks Together – No. 12. The Bundle of Sticks – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_12] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_12]
[98_13] Bad Bargains, Power, and Vulnerability By Temptation – No. 13. The Wolf and the Crane – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_13] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_13] “Spes esca rapax.” (“Hope is a predator’s bait.”); “Facilius est rem pretiosam stulto vendere, qui pecuniam non habet, quam aliquid vile est vendere sapiento qui multam pecuniam habet.” (“It is easier to sell something expensive to a fool who has no money, than it is to sell something inexpensive to a sage who has a lot of money.”); “Sapiens et Stultus in initiis, non in finibus fiunt.” (“The Sage and the Fool are made in the beginnings, not in the endings.”)
[98_14] Complainers – No. 14. The Oxen and the Wheels – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_14] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_14]
[98_15] Burning Bridges – No. 15. The Lion and the Mouse – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_15] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_15] “Misericordia pertinet potentia.” (“Mercy implicates power.”); “Potentia misericordiam non patitur nisi per electionem.” (“Power suffers mercy only by choice.”); “Nulla electio, nulla misericordia.” (“No choice, no mercy.”); “Purus amor est exceptio, non regula.”) (“Pure love is the exception, not the rule.”); “Misericordia in futurum collocat.” (“Mercy invests in the future.”); “Misericordia, ut sapientia, collocat in futurum.” (“Mercy, like Wisdom, invests into the future.”)
[98_16] Integrity, Reliability and Trust. No. 16. [“The Fool’s Five”] The Boy Who Cried Wolf – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_16] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_16]
[98_17] Self-Importance. No. 17. The Gnat and the Bull – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_17] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_17]
[98_18] The Critic. No. 18. The Plane Tree – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_18] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_18] (“Tendimus alios iudicare errore superioritatis,sed timore inferioris nosmetipsos clare judicare non valentes.”) (“We tend to judge others by a delusion of superiority, but unable clearly to judge ourselves by a fear of inferiority.”)
[98_19] The Company We Keep. No. 19. The Farmer and the Stork – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_19] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_19] “Narrat expressio.” (“Telling tells.”); “Sapientia perfectam esse non habet, sed astutam esse habet.” (“Wisdom does not have to be perfect, but it does have to be astute.”)
[98_20] Empathy to Understanding. No. 20. The Sheep and the Pig – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_20] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_20] “Vade ad alteram partem et te converte.” (“Go to the other side, and turn around.”); “Critica effectum videt, empathia causam videt.” (“Criticism sees the effect, empathy sees the cause.”); “Tempus diem suum accipit et stultum probat.” (“Time gets its day and proves the fool.”)
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[98_21] Mutual Loyalty. No. 21. The Two Travelers and the Purse – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_21] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_21] “Moralitas non est in statu naturae.” (“Morality does not exist in the state of nature.”); “Fidelitatis est disciplina ac dolor.” (“Loyalty is discipline and suffering.”); “Sapientia et bonitas non sunt idem.” (“Wisdom and goodness are not the same thing.”); “Ubi amor est, officium fit eros libero.” (“Where love exists, duty gets a free ride.”);“Fideles sperare possunt fideles, sed proditio debet proditionem exspectare.” (“Loyalty might expect loyalty, but betrayal must expect betrayal.”)
[98_22] Credibility of Source. No. 22. The Lion and the Ass – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_22] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_22] “Quod nos laedit et corrodit infirmitates nostras detegit.” (“That which injures and corrodes us reveals our weaknesses.”); “Iniuriae nostrae produnt.” (“Our injuries betray us.”); “Contumeliae nostrae produnt.” (“Our insults betray us.”); “Non parvae fluctus magnis navibus petram.” (“Small waves do not rock great ships.”)
[98_23] Thoughtful Flexibility. No. 23. The Oak and the Reeds – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_23] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_23]
[98_24] Necessity is the Mother of Invention. No. 24. The Crow and the Pitcher – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_24] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_24] “Sapientia ars practica est.” (“Wisdom is a practical art.”); “Malum consilium fortuna est.” (“Luck is bad strategy.”); “Spes est ultimum refugium victimae.” (“Hope is the last refuge of the victim.”); “Tu scis quod incipias cognoscere lectionem, cum id scire times.” (“You know that you are starting to understand the lesson, when you are afraid to know it.”)
[98_25] Vanity and Self-Delusion. No. 25. The Ass and the Sacred Image – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_25] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_25] “Loqui est revelare.” (“To speak is to reveal.”); “Nullius frugis primae substantiae substantia intentos facit vacuum.” (“Lack of substance creates a vacuum that draws first upon that which lacks substance.”); “Primum propositum, deinde loqui.” (“Purpose first, then words.”); “Dignitas per se impletur et se convalescit.” (“Dignity is self-fulfilled and self-validated.”); “Ludus est simulare.” (“Game is feign.”); “Propositum dat rationem, et vanitas non est excusatio.” (“Purpose gives reason, and vanity is no excuse.”)
[98_26] Each Its Own Strength, Each its Own Weakness. No. 26. The Lion and the Gnat – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_26] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_26] “Si montem ascendere possumus, omnia alia in via gibba est.” (“If we can climb the mountain, everything else is just a bump in the road.”)
[98_27] Prove it! Words v. Action. No. 27. The Leap at Rhodes – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_27] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_27]
[98_28] Value Is As Value Does. No. 28. The Cock and the Jewel – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_28] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_28] “Nulla ars in se ipsa perfecta est.” (“No art is perfect unto itself.”) “Ars non servit sibi.” (“Art does not serve itself.”)
[98_29] Prepare. Prepare. Prepare. No. 29. The Wild Boar and the Fox – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_29] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_29] “Bonae decisiones ad bonas decisiones ducunt. Malae decisiones ad malas decisiones ducunt.” (“Good decisions lead to good decisions. Bad decisions lead to bad decisions.”); “Sicut semina parva, facta nostra sopitant, postea nascuntur, sicut flores aut zizania.” (“Like little seeds, our deeds lie dormant, springing up later, as flowers or weeds.”); “Quisque dies partim investitio in crastinum, partim praemium pro hesterno est.” (“Each day is part investment for tomorrow, part reward for yesterday.”); “‘Si’ est maximum parvum verbum in hoc mundo.” (“‘If’ is the biggest little word in the world.”)
[98_30] Half-Clever is Not Clever At All. No. 30. The Ass, Fox and Lion – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_30] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_30] “Bonum est ingenium, non tam dimidium-ingenium.” (“Wit is good, half-wit not so much.”); “Virtus virtute salvatur, fortuna fortuna salvatur.” (“Virtue is saved by virtue, and luck is saved by luck.”); “Sapientia ars practica est.” (“Wisdom is a practical art.”)
[98_31] “Kill the Boy, Jon Snow.” Friends of All, Enemies of All. No. 31. The Bats, Birds and Beasts – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_31] [LinkedIn #GRZ_31] “Nulla id est in officio, sed tu.” (“There is no I in duty, only you.”); “Iter hominis per totum tempus: Parum gubernaculum, nimium ventum.” (“The journey of man throughout time: Too little rudder, too much wind.”); “Dux verus solus esse discit.” (“A true leader learns to be alone.”); “Tempus ducem eius invenies.” (“Time discovers its leader.”)
[98_32] Justification. “Facts Don’t Matter.” No. 32. The Wolf and the Lamb – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_32] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_32] “Inclinato cibus sapientis.” (“Tendency is the food of the sage.”); “Quod debet esse et quod tendit non idem est.” (“What should be and what tends to be are not the same thing.”); “Spes tatam nos.” (“Hope will mess us up.”); “Tu scis quod incipias cognoscere lectionem, cum id scire times.” (“You know that you are starting to understand the lesson, when you are afraid to know it.”); “Infirmi sapientiam et prudentiam egent.” (“The vulnerable need wisdom and wit.”); “Iesus docet quid debere sit, aesopus docet de posse fieri.” (“Jesus teaches about shoulds, Aesop teaches about coulds.”)
[98_33] Substance Over Form. No. 33. The Stag and His Reflection – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_33] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_33]
[98_34] Hypocrisy. Practice What We Preach. No. 34. The Wolf and the Lion – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_34] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_34] “Primum sapientiam, deinde disciplinam.” (“Wisdom first, then discipline.”)
[98_35] Self-Absorbed. What Goes Around, Comes Around. No. 35. The Fox and the Stork – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_35] [Linked #GRZ_98_35] “Boni effectus nec causam nec excusationem rogant.” (“Good effects beg neither cause nor excuse.”)
[98_36] Trust, by Tendency and Prediction. No. 36. The Wolf and the Sheep – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_36] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_36] “Sapientia perfectam esse non habet, sed astutam esse habet.” (“Wisdom does not have to be perfect, but it does have to be astute.”); “Quod debet esse et quod tendit non idem est.” (“What should be and what tends to be are not the same thing.”); “Spes tatam nos.” (“Hope will mess us up.”); “Tu scis quod incipias cognoscere lectionem, cum id scire times.” (“You know that you are starting to understand the lesson, when you are afraid to know it.”); “Iesus docet quid debere sit, aesopus docet de posse fieri.” (“Jesus teaches about shoulds, Aesop teaches about coulds.”); “Prudentia et bonitas moralis non est idem.” (“Prudence and moral goodness are not the same thing.”); “Sapientia et caritas non sunt idem.” (“Wisdom and charity are not the same thing.”); “Spes mala consiliarius.” (“Hope is a bad advisor”); “Spes est malum ars imperatoria.” (“Hope is bad strategy.”); “Sapientia est ferculum quod frigidum aptissimum est.” (“Wisdom is a dish best served cold.”); “Primum supervive, deinde misericors esto.” (“Survive first, then be compassionate.”); “Bonitas, permissu, in gremio Sapientiae sedet.” (“Goodness sits on Wisdom’s lap, by permission.”)
[98_37] Priorities, Everything Has A Price. No. 37. The Peacock – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_37] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_37]
[98_38] Competition, Pyrrhic Victories, and Cannibalizing Enemies – No. 38. The Lion, Bear and Fox The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_38] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_38] “Magni competitores ex erroribus ab inimicis succedunt, sed quidem magnificus competitor adiuvabit causam eius.”) (“A great competitor will prosper from our failure, but, indeed, a magnificent competitor will help to cause it.”); “Proclivitates sunt regulae generales per se probatae.” (“Tendencies are self-proved general rules.”)
[98_39] The Flaw of Relative Appreciation – No. 39. The Hares and the Frogs – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_39] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_39]
[98_40] Familiarity Breeds Contempt – No. 40. The Fox and the Lion – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_40] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_40] “Studere sed ne discatur.” (“Study but be not studied [learned].”)
[98_41] Self-Interested Advice – No. 41. The Rabbit, Weasel, and Cat – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_41] [#LinkedIn GRZ_98_41] “Lorum lorum dominum non protegit si canis circum volvitur.” (“The leash does not protect the master, if the dog should turn around.”); “Praeiudicio sine virtute est incorporeus. Virtus sine praeiudicio rara est.” (“Bias without power is immaterial. Power without bias is rare.”)
[98_42] Being Naive – No. 42. The Wolf and the Goat – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_42] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_42] “Discrimen inter iens ad crepidinem et transitum super crepidinem, est parvus gradus.” (“The difference between going to the edge and going over the edge, is one small step.”); “Tu scis quod incipias cognoscere lectionem, cum id scire times.” (“You know that you are starting to understand the lesson, when you are afraid to know it.”); “Spes esca rapax.” (“Hope is a predator’s bait.”); “Spes est ultimum refugium victimae.” (“Hope is the last refuge of the victim.”)
[98_43] Finding Our Own Muse – No. 43. The Ass and the Grasshopper – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_43] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_43]
[98_44] Thinking It Through – No. 44. The Fox and the Goat – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_44] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_44] “Non caseus est qui murem necat.” (“It’s not the cheese that kills the mouse.”); “Non aranea necat, sed de scala cadere.” (“It’s not the spider that kills, but to fall off the ladder.”)
[98_45] Appearances Can Be Deceiving – No. 45. The Cat, Cock and Mouse – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_45] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_45] “Superstes sine viribus, sapientiam requirit.” (“Survival without power, necessitates wisdom.”); “Esca semper praedae allicit.” (“Bait is always attractive to the prey.”); “Tu scis quod incipias cognoscere lectionem, cum id scire times.” (“You know that you are starting to understand the lesson, when you are afraid to know it.”); “Canis soriceus est qui sine latratu mordere potest, sed natura eius id prodit.” (“It is a shrewd dog that can bite without a bark, but its nature gives it away.”)
[98_46] The Patience of Latent Evil – No. 46. The Wolf and the Shepherd – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_46] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_46] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_46] “Oculus sapientiae semper vigilans debet esse, sicut stulti in ictu fiunt.” (“The eye of wisdom must be ever-vigilant, as fools are made in a blink.”); “Tu scis quod incipias cognoscere lectionem, cum id scire times.” (“You know that you are starting to understand the lesson, when you are afraid to know it.”)
[98_47] The Most Valuable Industry – No. 47. The Farmer and His Sons – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_47] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_47]
[98_48] Choosing Partners – No. 48. The Two Pots – The Essential Aesop™ – Trusting Fine Promises – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_48] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_48] “Lorum lorum dominum non protegit si canis circum volvitur.” (“The leash does not protect the master, if the dog should turn around.”); “Sapiens casu non fit stultus sid fatuus felix debet obtinere.” (“The sage is not undone by the accident, but the fool needs to get lucky.”)
[98_49] Patience to Wealth – No. 49. The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_49] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_49]
[98_50] Nature Conforms Action – No. 50. The Scorpion and the Frog – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_50] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_50] “Sapientia perfectam esse non habet, sed astutam esse habet.” (“Wisdom does not have to be perfect, but it does have to be astute.”); “Quod debet esse et quod tendit non idem est.” (“What should be and what tends to be are not the same thing.”); “Spes tatam nos.” (“Hope will mess us up.”); “Tu scis quod incipias cognoscere lectionem, cum id scire times.” (“You know that you are starting to understand the lesson, when you are afraid to know it.”); “Iesus docet quid debere sit, aesopus docet de posse fieri.” (“Jesus teaches about shoulds, Aesop teaches about coulds.”); “Prudentia et bonitas moralis non est idem.” (“Prudence and moral goodness are not the same thing.”); “Sapientia et caritas non sunt idem.” (“Wisdom and charity are not the same thing.”); “Facile est, bet cum pecunia de aliis.” (“It is easy to bet with other people’s money.”); “Spes mala consiliarius.” (“Hope is a bad advisor”); “Spes est malum ars imperatoria.” (“Hope is bad strategy.”); “Spes esca rapax.” (“Hope is a predator’s bait.”)
[98_51] Misery Loves Company – No. 51. The Fox Without A Tail – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_51] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_51]
[98_52] The Implosion of Envy – No. 52. The Dog and His Reflection – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_52] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_52]
[98_53] Absolute Power Resolves to Self-Interest – No. 53. The Lion’s Share – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_53] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_53] “Tu scis quod incipias cognoscere lectionem, cum id scire times.” (“You know that you are starting to understand the lesson, when you are afraid to know it.”); “Spes esca rapax.” (“Hope is a predator’s bait.”)
[98_54] Flattery – No. 54. The Fox and the Crow – The Essential Aesop™- Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_54] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_54] “Verum catino optime servivit frigus.” (“Truth is a dish best served cold.”)
[98_55] The Patience of Return – No. 55. The Dying Lion – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_55] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_55] “Cum populum viceris, feminas non rape. Regere et gubernare non necessario idem sunt.“ (“When you conquer a people, do not rape the women. Ruling and governing are not necessarily the same thing.”); “Iustitia duabus partibus libratur.” (“Justice is balanced by two sides.”); “Tempus ipsum recipit diem.” (“Time gets its day.”)
[98_56] Know Thyself First, Then Context – No. 56. The Ass and the Lapdog – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_56] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_56]
[98_57] Think Ahead. The Thing From The Seed. – No. 57. The Swallow and Other Birds – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_57] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_57] “Malum consilium fortuna est.” (“Luck is bad strategy.”); “Spes est ultimum refugium victimae.” (“Hope is the last refuge of the victim.”); “Mater Natura et Pater Tempus neque veniam neque veniam petunt, neque spem habent aut paenitentem.” (“Mother Nature and Father Time neither ask permission or forgiveness, nor do they have hopes or regrets.”); “Sapientia est praedictio.” (“Wisdom is prediction.”)
[98_58] Be Careful What You Wish For. – No. 58. The Frogs Desiring a King – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_58] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_58] “Vitiosum est hominis optimum sui poena.” (“Vicious persons are their own best punishment.”)
[98_59] The Talker. Isolation Incubating Cowardice – No. 59. The Wolf and the Kid – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_59] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_59]
[98_60] Wisdom v. Compassion, Or, the Elizabeth Smart Prediction – No. 60. The Woodsman and Serpent – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_60] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_60] “Actus stultos fortuna egent, et fortunam consilii mali esse scimus.” (“Foolish acts need luck, and luck is a bad strategy.”); “Prudentia et bonitas moralis non est idem.” (“Prudence and moral goodness are not the same thing.”); “Sapientia et caritas non sunt idem.” (“Wisdom and charity are not the same thing.”)
[98_61] Self-Inflicted Misery – No. 61. The Bald Man and the Fly – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_61] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_61] “Miser homo optima poena sua est.” (“A miserable man is his own best punishment.”)
[98_62] The Acidic Venom of Scorn – No. 62. The Serpent and the File – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_62] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_62] “Odium est hominis optimum propria poena.” (“Hate is a man’s own best punishment.”); “Stellam attingere non necesse est ut ab eo ducamur.” (“We do not need to touch the star to be guided by it.”)
[98_63] Pity Is Always Noble, But Only Sometimes Wise – No. 63. The Man and the Wood – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_63] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_63]
[98_64] Dependency. Or, He Who Feeds Us Enslaves Us – No. 64. The Dog and the Wolf – The Essential Aesop™- Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_64] [Linked #GRZ_98_64] “Qui nos pascit, nos servum suum facit.” (“He who feeds us makes us his slave.”)
[98_65] Social Civility and Delusive Excuses – No. 65. The Mischievous Dog – The Essential Aesop™- Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_65] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_65] “Narrat expressio.” (“Telling tells.”); “Lorum lorum dominum non protegit si canis circum volvitur.” (“The leash does not protect the master, if the dog should turn around.”); “Melior canis doctus quam canis catenatus, sed si prius afferre non possumus, posterius imponemus.” (“Better a trained dog than a chained dog, but, if we cannot adduce the former, we will impose the latter.”)
[98_66] Appreciating Team Members – No. 66. The Belly and Members- The Essential Aesop™- Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_66] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_65] Sapientia, sicut aqua, quemlibet locum invenit qui sibi permittit.” (“Wisdom, like water, finds the space that will allow it.”)
[98_67] Enslavement by Desire. Or, the Risk of Asking for Favors – No. 67. The Horse, Hunter and Stag – The Essential Aesop™-Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_67] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_67] “Primum sapientiam, deinde disciplinam.” (“Wisdom first, then discipline.”) and “Sapientia ars eligit, sed disciplina rectam tenet.” (“Wisdom chooses the tactic, but Discipline holds the line.”); “Lorum lorum dominum non protegit si canis circum volvitur.” (“The leash does not protect the master, if the dog should turn around.”); “Oculus sapientiae semper vigilans debet esse, sicut stulti in ictu fiunt.” (“The eye of wisdom must be ever-vigilant, as fools are made in a blink.”)
[98_68] Consider the Source; or First Hand Knowledge – No. 68. The Lion and the Statue – The Essential Aesop™- Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_68] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_68]
[98_69] Selfish Envy – No. 69. The Dog in the Manger – The Essential Aesop™- Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_69] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_69] “Vitium est propria poena hominis optima.” (“Vice is a man’s own best punishment.”); “Virtus est proprium hominis optimum praemium.” (“Virtue is a man’s own best reward.”)
[98_70] Tough Love – No. 70. The Young Thief and His Mother – The Essential Aesop™- Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_70] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_70] “Sapientia Pater Moribus est, Disciplina est Mater integritatis.” (“Wisdom is the Father of Character, Discipline is the Mother of Integrity.”); “Ubi amor est, officium fit eros libero.” (“Where love exists, duty gets a free ride.”); “Citius flectatur, maior cedat.” (“The sooner the bend, the greater the yield.”); “Misericordia non semper remedium est.” (“Mercy is not always a remedy.”); “Sapientia decernit, disciplina efficit.” (“Wisdom decides, Discipline implements.”)
[98_71] Pleasing Everyone, Pleasing No One – No. 71. The Man with Two Wives – The Essential Aesop™- Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_71] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_71]
[98_72] Is It Worth It? – No. 72. The Tortoise and the Birds – The Essential Aesop™- Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_72] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_72] “Lorum lorum dominum non protegit si canis circum volvitur.” (“The leash does not protect the master, if the dog should turn around.”)
[98_73] Be Yourself – No. 73. The Ass in the Lion’s Skin – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_73] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_73] “Optavi, optavi, aliquem alium esse. Sed, tum intellexi, me non posse esse me.” (“I wished, I wished, someone else to be. But, then I realized, that I couldn’t be me.”); “Narrat expressio.” (“Telling tells.”)
[98_74] Loyalty and Partnerships – No. 74. The Bear and the Two Travelers – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_74] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_74]
[98_75] Frenemies and Constancy- No. 75. The Man and the Satyr – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [#GRZ_98_75] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_75] “Principia servata, sive melius sive peius, lineam tenent.” (“Maintained principles, for better or worse, hold the line.”)
[98_76] Consenting – No. 76. The Fox, Cock and the Dog – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_76] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_76] “Sapientia est ultima et ultima praedae defensio.” (“Wisdom is prey’s best and last defense.”)
[98_77] Self-Power. Prayer, Hope and Luck. Or, Just Do It. – No. 77. Hercules and the Waggoner – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_77] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_77] “Ut auto-actum est debitum ad Deum et hominem.” (“To self-actualize is to pay the debt to god and man.”); “Infirmum esse et victimam esse non idem est.” (“Being weak and being a victim are not the same thing.”)
[98_78] Please All, Please None – No. 78. The Man, the Boy and the Donkey – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [#GRZ_98_78] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_78] “Gradus reprehensionis oritur occasione.” (“The extent of criticism rises to the occasion.”)
[98_79] Attachment, Greed. Or, Just Let It Go. – No. 79. The Miser and His Gold – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_79] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_79] “Nulla ars in se ipsa perfecta est.” (“No art is perfect unto itself.”) “Ars non servit sibi.” (“Art does not serve itself.”); “Virtus virtutem nutrit, vitium vitium nutrit.” (“Virtue feeds virtue, and vice feeds vice.”); “Bonae decisiones ad bonas decisiones ducunt. Malae decisiones ad malas decisiones ducunt.” (“Good decisions lead to good decisions. Bad decisions lead to bad decisions.”); “Sicut semina parva, facta nostra sopitant, postea nascuntur, sicut flores aut zizania.” (“Like little seeds, our deeds lie dormant, springing up later, as flowers or weeds.”); “Ars non est passive accipienda, sed magis ars est active contemplanda.” (“Art is not to be passively received, but rather, art is to be actively contemplated.”)
[98_80] The Horns of a Dilemma, and The Devil We Know – No. 80. The Fox, Mosquito and Hedgehog – The Essential Aesop™-Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_80] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_80] “Dilemma non habet bonam electionem, sed tantum meliorem.” (“A dilemma does not have a good choice, but only a better one.”)
[98_81] Vigilance for the Exception – No. 81. The One-Eyed Doe – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_81] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_81] “Ille qui amisit oculum convertat ad discendum est caput eius.” (“He who has lost an eye must learn to turn his head.”); “Nulla electio, nulla sapientia.” (“No choice, no wisdom”).
[98_82] Consistency and Incremental Success – No. 82. The Tortoise and the Hare – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_82] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_82] “Potentiale est solum hypotheticum.” (“Potential is only a hypothetical.”); “Non comparare nisi comparet ad propria potentia.” (“Compare not, unless against the measure of your own potential.”)
[98_83] Speak of the Devil. Or, Be Careful What You Wish For. – No. 83. The Old Laborer and Death – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [#GRZ_98_83] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_83] “Nullius frugis primae substantiae substantia intentos facit vacuum.” (“Lack of substance creates a vacuum that draws first upon that which lacks substance.”); “Oculus sapientiae semper vigilans debet esse, sicut stulti in ictu fiunt.” (“The eye of wisdom must be ever-vigilant, as fools are made in a blink.”)
[98_84] True Friendship. Or, Being Friendly v. Being Friends. – No. 84. The Hare with Many Friends – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_84] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_84] “Quidam curiales sunt ad misericordiam praebendam, quidam curiales sunt ad eam accipiendam.” (“Some are courteous to give mercy, and some are courteous to receive it.”)
[98_85] The Folly of Love – No. 85. The Lion in Love – The Essential Aesop™-Back to Basics [GRZUID98_85] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_90] “Actus stultos fortuna egent, et fortunam consilii mali esse scimus.” (“Foolish acts need luck, and we know that luck is a bad strategy.”)
[98_86] Trust, but Verify; or, Vigilance for the Trap – No. 86. The Lion, Fox and Beasts – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_86] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_86] “Sapientia interdum prosperitatis ars est, sapientia vero superstitum ars esse solet.” (“Wisdom is sometimes the art of prosperity, but wisdom is oft the art of survival.”); “Quisque habet malus diem.” (“Everyone has a bad day.”)
[98_87] Wit, Clever Excuses and Plausible Deniability – No. 87. The Ass’s Brains – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZ9UID8_87] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_87]
[98_88] Blame 101. Or, Attitude, and Sticks and Stones. – No. 88. The Eagle and the Arrow – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_88] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_88] “Mutare alios nobilis est, seipsum autem mutare sapiens est.” (“To change others is noble, but to change self is wise.”)
[98_89] Betting on the Come; Or, the “IF” Clause – No. 89. The Milkmaid and Her Pail – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_89] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_89] “Si est maximum parvum verbum in hoc mundo.” (“‘If’ is the biggest little word in the world.”)
[98_90] Our Core Nature Persists – No. 90. The Cat Maiden – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_90] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_90] “Sapientia perfectam esse non habet, sed astutam esse habet.” (“Wisdom does not have to be perfect, but it does have to be astute.”); “Quod debet esse et quod tendit non idem est.” (“What should be and what tends to be are not the same thing.”); “Spes tatam nos.” (“Hope will mess us up.”); “Tu scis quod incipias cognoscere lectionem, cum id scire times.” (“You know that you are starting to understand the lesson, when you are afraid to know it.”); “Iesus docet quid debere sit, aesopus docet de posse fieri.” (“Jesus teaches about shoulds, Aesop teaches about coulds.”); “Prudentia et bonitas moralis non est idem.” (“Prudence and moral goodness are not the same thing.”); “Sapientia et caritas non sunt idem.” (“Wisdom and charity are not the same thing.”); “Facile est, bet cum pecunia de aliis.” (“It is easy to bet with other people’s money.”); “Spes mala consiliarius.” (“Hope is a bad advisor”); “Spes est malum ars imperatoria.” (“Hope is bad strategy.”); “Spes esca rapax.” (“Hope is a predator’s bait.”)
[98_91] I Wish I Were You; Maybe Not, I’ll Just Be Me – No. 91. The Horse and the Ass – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_91] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_91]
[98_92] Words Matter – No. 92. The Trumpeter – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_92] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_92] Homines moriuntur, verba vivunt. (“Men die, but words live.”); “Verba supervivent.” (“Words survive.”)
[98_93] Influencers and Situational Management – No. 93. The Coal Burner and the Fuller – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_93] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_93]
[98_94] Let Me Explain My Thought-Process – No. 94. Kingdom of the Lion – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_94] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_94]
[98_95] Projection, Fault Displacement and Easy Excuses – No. 95. The Traveler and His Dog – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_95] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_95] “Simplicitas in arte eius est, non in scientia eius.” (“Simplicity is in the art of it, not in the science of it.”); Sapientia in oculis spectantis est.” (“Wisdom is in the eye of the beholder.”)
[98_96] Stick to the Business You Know – No. 96. The Fisherman and His Flute – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_96] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_96]
[98_97] Paralysis by Analysis; or, KISS… – No. 97. The Fox and the Cat – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZ98UID97] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_97]
[98_98] The Price for Deception; Or, What Goes Around. – No. 98. The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_98] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_98] “Fortuna est malum consilium ad vitam.“ (“Luck is bad life strategy.”); “Vitium habet pretium; semper debitis, saepe solvendis.“ (“Vice has an accrued cost; always to be owed, often to be collected.”); “Questus faustus in fine non facit sapien- tem in principio, si plus facit infaustum in fine, non facit insipientem in principio.” (“Getting lucky in the end does not make it wise in the beginning, any more than getting unlucky in the end does not make it unwise in the beginning.”)
[98_99] Assistance without Judgment – No. 99. The Bathing Boy – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_99] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_99] “Dum scolaris studiis liber, frater eius manet in fossa.“ (“While the scholar studies the book, his brother remains in the ditch.“) ; “Superesse primum, ergo disputandum.” (“Live, then argue.”)
[98_100] Enough is Enough – No. 100. Bird in the Hand – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_100] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_100] “Amittere proelium vincere bellum.” (“Lose a battle, win a war.”); “Aurantiis quae servamus fruimur, non corticibus quas abiecimus.” (“We enjoy the orange that we keep, not for the peel we’ve thrown away.”); “Recusando omnia quae possumus amittere, nihil eorum quae debemus adipiscimur.” (“By refusing to give up all of what we could, we fail to get any of what we should.”); “Multae sunt viae ad eandem metam.” (“There are many paths to the same destination.”); “‘Si’ est maximum parvum verbum in hoc mundo.” (“‘If’ is the biggest little word in the world.”)
[98_101] Thinking It Through, Or, Seeing the Thing from the Seed – No. 101. The Porcupine and the Cave – The Essential Aesop™-Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_101] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_101] “Citius flectatur, maior cedat.” (“The sooner the bend, the greater the yield.”); “Prudentia et bonitas moralis non est idem.” (“Prudence and moral goodness are not the same thing.”); “Sapientia et caritas non sunt idem.” (“Wisdom and charity are not the same thing.”)
[98_102] Pride; Or, What’s the Point? – No. 102. The Peacock’s Tail – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_102] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_102] “Superbia multiplies sagittis, et magnificat scopum.” (“Pride multiplies the arrows, and magnifies the target.“)
[98_103] Teaching By Example – No. 103. The Mother Crab – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_103] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_103]
[98_104] Goal-Setting: Know Our Limits – No. 104. The Eagle and the Jackdaw – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_104] [LinkedIn #GRZ] “Non comparare nisi comparet ad propria potentia.” (“Compare not, unless against the measure of your own potential.”)
[98_105] Stubbornness – No. 105. The Ass and His Driver – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_105] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_105] “Discrimen inter iens ad crepidinem et transitum super crepidinem, est parvus gradus.” (“The difference between going to the edge and going over the edge, is one small step.”)
[98_106] Keep It Real; Or, Delusion of Self – No. 106. The Wolf and His Shadow – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_106] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_106] “Delusio propria est prima antithetis sapientiae.” (“Self-delusion is the first antithesis of Wisdom.”); “Abundant phantasiae, sed res semper habet viam ut scias ibi”. (“Fantasies abound, but reality always has a way to let you know it’s around.”)
[98_107] Respect, Mercy; Or Sensitive Thoughtfulness- No. 107. The Boy and the Frogs – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_107] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_107] “Lex non est cogere optimum, sed pessimum prohibere.” (“The law is not to compel the best, but to prevent the worst.”); “Iniustus seipsum primo punit, et postea alios.” (“A unjust man punishes himself first, and then everyone else.”); “Ubi amor est, officium fit eros libero.” (“Where love exists, duty gets a free ride.”); “Viribus optime ostensum est in sua continentia.” (“Power is best shown in its own restraint.”); “Prima lex potentiae est quomodo impedita.” (“The first law of power is how it is to be controlled.”); “Spes est ultimum refugium victimae.” (“Hope is the last refuge of the victim.”)
[98_108] Inductive Reasoning; Or Natural Prejudice – No. 108. The Spendthrift and the Sparrow – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_108] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_108]
[98_109] Unwavering Commitment – No. 109. The Boy and the Nettle – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_109] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_109] “Tantum modo movere adversis ex nostra via, est ad ventilabis adversis ex modo.“ (“The only way to move adversity from our path, is to push it out of the way.” ); “Decerne, deinde fac.” (“Decide, then do.”)
[98_110] Physician, Heal Thyself – No. 110. The Quack Frog – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [#GRZUID98_110] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_110]
[98_111] Picayune – No. 111. The Ass and His Shadow – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [#GRZUID98_111] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_111]
[98_112] The Delusion of Self-Importance – No. 112. The Fly on the Axle – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_112] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_112] “Qui ambulat superius, corruet; et qui ambulat inferior, adminiculum omnium erit.” (“He who walks higher shall fall, and he who walks lower shall be the support of all.”); “Stultitia perficitur in suo esse.” (“Foolishness is perfected in its own existence.”)
[98_113] Trusting Intention and Trusting Capability [Final Episode] – No. 113. The Man and the Old Dog – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_113] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_113] “Amor sacrificare est ultima mensura sapientiae.” (“Sacrificing love is the last full measure of wisdom.”); “Prudentia bonum iudicat. Bonus non iudicat quid sit sapiens.” (“Wisdom judges what is good. Good does not judge what is wise.”); “Prudentia et bonitas moralis non est idem.” (“Prudence and moral goodness are not the same thing.”); “Sapientia et caritas non sunt idem.” (“Wisdom and charity are not the same thing.”); “Bonitas servit ad voluptatem sapientiae.” (“Goodness serves at the pleasure of wisdom.”); “Credo matrem meam mihi Terram ambulare, sed id facere posse non confido.” (“I trust my mother would walk the Earth for me, but I do not trust that she actually could do it.”); “Confido quod volebat, non confido quod poterat.” (“Trust that would, not trust that could.”, “I trust that he willed, not that he was able.”)
[98_114] The Essential Aesop – Epilogue Reference – AI calls “Zegarelli Essential 15” Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_114] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_114]
[98_115] The Essential Aesop – Introduction – Back to Basics Abridgment Series [GRZUID98_115] [LinkedIn #GRZ_98_115]
– End Aesop’s Fables Set
[99] The Power of the Spirit of Every Teacher and Coach [GRZUID99] [LinkedIn #GRZ_99] “Flores non semper florebunt in una die, et apis saepe pollinate de visu.” (“Flowers don’t always blossom in a day, and the bee will oft pollinate out of view.”) {Fables and Stories}
[100] The Importance of Aesop to Socrates [GRZUID100] [LinkedIn #GRZ_100] “Simplicitas in arte eius est, non in scientia eius.” (“Simplicity is in his art, not in his knowledge.”) {Aesop’s Fables}
[101] Benefit and Burden [GRZUID101] [LinkedIn #GRZ_101]
[102] Now is the Exactly the Time for a Serious Estate Tax Conversation [#GRZ_102] “Léo competit esum carnium, donec alii leones esuriant.” (“The lion is entitled to his meat, until he starves the pride.”) {Legal}
[103] Who is a Hero? [GRZUID103] [LinkedIn #GRZ_103] “Non est heros in casu.” (“There is no hero in the accident.”); “Non est virtus in casu.” (“There is no virtue in chance.”); “Heros debet facere arbitrium.” (“The hero must make a choice.”); “Et victimam non est heros.” (“The victim is not a hero.”); “Arbitrium facit heroas. Mors non facit heroas.” (“Decisions make heroes, not death.”) {Social Justice}
[104] The Redskins® [#GRZ_104] {Legal} {Prediction} {NFL Sports}
[105] “Who Trained Them?” Stand for America® [GRZUID105] [LinkedIn #GRZ_105]
[106] On Empathy: To Give Empathy Is a Blessing; To Need Empathy Is a Curse [GRZUID106] [LinkedIn #GRZ_106]
[107] Together, In Deed [GRZUID107]
[108] Donald Trump; Or, The Mean Insult v. The Tactical Insult [GRZUID108] [LinkedIn #GRZ_108] {Industry} {Donald Trump}
[109] The Lost Donald Trump Executive Meeting Transcript Now Revealed! [GRZUID109] [LinkedIn #GRZ_109] {Fables and Stories} {Donald Trump}
[110] Donald Trump, the Presidential Mountain, and When the Game is Really Over [GRZUID110] [LinkedIn #GRZ_110] (“Magister artis tendit ad amorem integretatem attributi quod permittit artem esse.”) (“The master of the art loves the integrity of the attribute that allows the art to exist.”) {Industry} {Donald Trump}
[111] Are You Ready? [GRZUID111] [LinkedIn #GRZ_111] {Industry}
[112] “Please, Sir. I Want Some More.” Or, a Respectful Motion Regarding the Constitutionality of the US District Court WD.Pa ADR Program [#GRZ_112]
[114] Having Drunk from the Well; Love, Mercy and Forgiveness [GRZUID114] [LinkedIn #GRZ_114] “Homo est dominus legis, lex non est domini hominis.” (“Man is master of law, the law is not master of man.”); “Lex homini servit, homo legi non servit.” (“The law serves man, man does not serve the law.”); “Sapientia non patitur hypocrisin legis.” (“Wisdom does not suffer the law’s hypocrisy.”)
[115] Cher Ami – A Story of Hope and Inspiration [#GRZ_115]
[116] Change Self [GRZUID116] [LinkedIn]
[117] Scariest Sound in the World [GRZUID117]
[119] The Grin and the Grain [GRZUID119]
[120] The Whip and the Chain – First Question of a Law [GRZ120]
[121] Proseuche Socrates-What A Man Gives [GRZUID121] [LinkedIn #GRZ_121]
[122] The Four Horsemen of the Social Justice Apocalypse [GRZUID122] [LinkedIn #GRZ_122] {Industry}
[123] The Challenge of Vaccines, or Predictive Delusion [GRZUID123] [LinkedIn #GRZ_123] {Industry} {Prediction}
[124] Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? [To Be Or Not To Be] Chapter 3, The (Insecure) Reflective Contemplative Dwelling Mind [GRZUID124] [LinkedIn #GRZ_124] {To Be or Not to Be}
[125] My Experiment with Atheism; Or, Wilson Revisited [GRZUID125] [LinkedIn #GRZ_125] {Fables and Stories}
[126] Good v. Evil; Or, Thoughtlessness by Simplistic Vilification [GRZUID126] [LinkedIn #GRZ_126] “Si est maximum parvum verbum in hoc mundo.” (“‘If’ is the biggest little word in the world.”)
[127] The Fable of a Slave’s Bad Day [GRZUID127] [LinkedIn #GRZ_127] {Fables and Stories}
[128] Leadership, and Dealing in Hope; Or, What is Hope? [GRZUID128] [LinkedIn #GRZ_128] “Ductus est filius physicae et frater venalicium.” (“Leadership is the child [son] of physics and the sibling [brother] of marketing.”) {Industry}
[129] Death, and Final Disposition of the Once Primary Asset [GRZUID129] [LinkedIn #GRZ_129] “Satis spatii tuli in vita mea, nolo post mortem spatium tollere.””Satis spatii tuli in vita mea, nolo post mortem spatium tollere.” (“I took up enough space during my life, I don’t want to take up any space after my death.”); “Sapere videtur sponte dare, quod alioqui vi capiatur.” (“It seems wise voluntarily to give, what will otherwise be taken by force.”) {Legal}
[130] The One Ring of Power – Or at Least a 180; Why Amazon is Now a Fraud of Itself, and A Sign of the Times with More to Come [GRZUID130] [LinkedIn #GRZ_130] {Industry}
[131] The Proseuché (The Prayer of Socrates) Ch. VIII [Prayer] [GRZUID131] [LinkedIn #GRZ_131] {Proseuché}
[131_1] THE JUDICIAL OATH: I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR AND AFFIRM…; Or, How Wrong Can It Get? [GRZUID131_1] [LinkedIn #GRZ_131_1] {Legal}
[131_2] Athlete’s Game Directive; Or, “Thank you, but don’t stop for me. Be strong, play on, and move forever forward.” [#GRZ_131_2] [LinkedIn #GRZ_131_2] {Industry} {NFL Sports}
[132] The Naked Brain; Or, Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Human Being [GRZUID132] [LinkedIn #GRZ_132] {Fables and Stories}
[133] TikTok v. QuickBooks? Preparing for Data War. “Good? Bad? I’m the guy with the gun.” [GRZUID133] [LinkedIn #GRZ_133] “Stultus sapiens non est, sed bonus saepe stultus est.” (“There is never a wise fool, but there is often a good fool.”); “Sapientia est praedictio.” (“Wisdom is prediction.”) {Prediction}
[134] They Entered the Building, but Only One Went In; Or, Don’t Call Me a “Human Being” [GRZUID134] [LinkedIn #GRZ_134] {Industry}
[135] In Memoriam: Benjamin Franklin Speaking of the Builders of Babel – Abridgement Series [GRZUID135] [LinkedIn #GRZ_135] {Abridgement}
[136] The Two Doors of Life: Pleasure and Pain; The One-Two Choice, Say Sages Aesop, Gracian, Jesus and Socrates [GRZUID136] [LinkedIn #GRZ_136] “Bonae decisiones ad bonas decisiones ducunt. Malae decisiones ad malas decisiones ducunt.” (“Good decisions lead to good decisions. Bad decisions lead to bad decisions.”); “Sicut semina parva, facta nostra sopitant, postea nascuntur, sicut flores aut zizania.” (“Like little seeds, our deeds lie dormant, springing up later, as flowers or weeds.”)
[137] Hope, Prayer, Trust and Reliance Upon Luck; Or, the Ignoble Handouts Oft by Noble Emotions [GRZUID137] [LinkedIn #GRZ_137] “Spes est ultimum refugium victimae.” (“Hope is the last refuge of the victim.”); “Amor et odium sunt imagines speculi, licet per prospectus oppositi.” (“Love and hate are mirror images, albeit by opposite perspectives.” [To love one is to hate the other.])
[138] CHINERICA. Stand for America.® [GRZUID138] [LinkedIn #GRZ_138] {Fables and Stories} {Prediction}
[139] Five Pillars of Politeness [GRZUID139]
[141] Technology Always Wins”; Or, Be Reconciled To It: AI Is Here to Stay [#GRZ_141] {Industry}
[142] The Recipe to Make Bud Wiser [Branding, Part I] [GRZUID142] [LinkedIn #GRZ_142] “Intelligentia et sapientia non sunt idem.” (“Intelligence and wisdom are not the same thing.”); “Sapiens nunquam stulto, sed multis stultorum multum intelligentia.” (“A wise man is never a fool, but many fools have much intelligence.”) {Industry}
[143] Marlboro Man; You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby. [Branding, Part II] [GRZUID143] [LinkedIn #GRZ_143] “Instrumentum ad materiam inserere debet.” (“The tool must fit the material.”); “Forma martyrii bella philosophica.” (“Philosophical wars are a form of martyrdom.”); “Non sumus quod mercari possumus.” (“We are not what we can buy.”); “Non sumus quicquam quod emere possumus.” (“We are not anything that we can buy.”); “Facilius est rem pretiosam stulto vendere, qui pecuniam non habet, quam aliquid vile est vendere sapiento qui multam pecuniam habet.” (“It is easier to sell something expensive to a fool who has no money, than it is to sell something inexpensive to a sage who has a lot of money.”); “Tu scis quod incipias cognoscere lectionem, cum id scire times.” (“You know that you are starting to understand the lesson, when you are afraid to know it.”); “Spes confusionem creat.” (“Hope creates confusion.”); “Carnibus utere furca; pro pulmenti, cochleari utere.” (“For meat, a fork; for soup a spoon.”) {Industry}
[144] The Essential Aesop Article Index [GRZUID144] [LinkedIn #GRZ_144] {Deprecated by Native Indexing} {Aesop’s Fables}
[145] The Reason Why Political and Economic Systems Fail; The Executive Summary [GRZUID145] [LinkedIn #GRZ_145] “Verum catino optime servivit frigus.” (“Truth is a dish best served cold.”); “Etiam canis pulvinar creabit.” (“Even a dog will make a pillow.”); “Vitia in systematibus politicis et oeconomicis sunt mere amplificationes vitiorum in homine.” (“The flaws in political and economic systems are merely exaggerations of the flaws in human beings.”); “Etiam duo vegetarianus ultimo folium contendent.” (“Even two vegetarians will compete for the last leaf.”); “Superstes et consolatio sunt merces congrui.” (“Survival and comfort are fitness’s reward.”); “Virtus absoluta apicees absolute.” (“Apex power apexes absolutely.”); “Spes tatam nos.” (“Hope will mess us up.”); “Sed spes semper decipit.” (“But ever the hope that beguiles us.”) {Industry}
[146] Why the Walt Disney Company is the Most Dangerous Company in the World [GRZUID146] [#GRZ_146] “Bonum vel malum est in oculis aspicientis.” (“Good or bad is in the eye of the beholder.”); “Periculum non est quia odi, sed quia amo.” (“The danger is not because I hate it, but rather because I love it.”) {Industry}
[147] The Academy Awards and Bud Light Parallels, Gone Sideways with the Wind? [GRZUID147] [LinkedIn #GRZ_146] {Industry}
[148] Critical Thinking and the Conflation of Character, Integrity, Goodness and Virtue [GRZUID148] [LinkedIn #GRZ_148] (“Magister artis tendit ad amorem integretatem attributi quod permittit artem esse.”) (“The master of the art loves the integrity of the attribute that allows the art to exist.”)
[149] Boycotts, Crossing the Lie, and Connecting the Dots: Barbie, Disney, Bud Light, Tik Tok and the 9-Dash Lie…Oops, Typo! Not Lie, Line! [GRZUID149] [LinkedIn #GRZ_149] {Industry}
[150] Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator. Or, Quit Crying Like a Baby and Do Your Job [GRZUID150] [Linked #GRZ_150]
[151] The Rise of Corporate Social Intimidation (CSI); Or, Rollerball, Censorship, and Smokeless Book Burning [GRZUID151] [LinkedIn #GRZ_151] “Lorum lorum dominum non protegit si canis circum volvitur.” (“The leash does not protect the master, if the dog should turn around.”); “Vitia in systematibus politicis et oeconomicis sunt mere amplificationes vitiorum in homine.” (“The flaws in political and economic systems are merely exaggerations of the flaws in human beings.”) {Industry}
[152] Brisk Critical-Thought Exercise in the Circumcision of Circumcision [GRZUID152] [LinkedIn #GRZ_152] {Fables and Stories}
[153] The Proseuché (The Prayer of Socrates) Ch. VII [Quid Pro Quo] [GRZUID153] [LinkedIn #GRZ153] {Proseuché}
[154] The Proseuché (The Prayer of Socrates) Ch. V [The Stronger Gods] [GRZUID154] [LinkedIn #GRZ_154] {Proseuché}
[155] On Wisdom and Luck; Or, Getting Lucky is not the Same as Being Wise [GRZUID155] [LinkedIn #GRZ_155] {NFL Sports}
[156] The Proseuché (The Prayer of Socrates) Ch. X [Finale] [GRZUID156] [LinkedIn #GRZ156] {Proseuché}
[157] The Proseuché (The Prayer of Socrates) Ch. IX [Hope] [GRZUID157] [LinkedIn #GRZ_157] {Proseuché}
[158] The Proseuché (The Prayer of Socrates) Ch. I [What Is Prayer] [GRZUID158] [LinkedIn #GRZ_158] {Proseuché}
[159] The Proseuché (The Prayer of Socrates) Ch. IV [Voice of God] [GRZUID159] [LinkedIn #GRZ_159] {Proseuché}
[160] On Leadership and Trust. [And, Should We Trust the U.S. Government?] [GRZUID160] [LinkedIn #GRZ_160]
[161] The Demise of Wisdom by Emotional Intelligence…But Arise Hope, with Intelligent Emotions [GRZUID161] [Linked #GRZ_161] “Positio ballerina non est naturalis, usque ad est.” (“The posture of the ballerina is not natural, until it is.”) {Social Justice} {Fables and Stories}
[162] The Priest-Patton Scale; Or, Objective-Based Leadership [GRZUID162] [LinkedIn #GRZ_162] {Industry} {Donald Trump}
[163] ONE®, On Comparative Religions [GRZUID163] [LinkedIn #GRZ_163] {ONE®}
[164] News, the Source of Influence, and Resultant Decisions [GRZUID164] [LinkedIn #GRZ_164]
[165] I Am Not Brainwashed, And Neither Are You. Maybe. But I Might be Wrong. [GRZUID165] [LinkedIn #GRZ_165]
[166] Mickey and Minnie; Or Distinguishing Trademarks ®™ and Copyrights © [Part 1] [#GRZ_166] {Legal}
[167] Mickey and Minnie; Or Distinguishing Trademarks ®™ and Copyrights © [Part II] [#GRZ_167] {Legal}
[168] The American Emulsion: Order, Equality, and Freedom; Or, The Virtue of a Nation-State Not Made by Purity of Religion, Race, Heritage,.. [GRZUID168] [LinkedIn #GRZ_168] “‘Si’ est maximum parvum verbum in hoc mundo.” (“‘If’ is the biggest little word in the world.”); “Unitas sine uniformitate.” (“Unity without uniformity.”); “Conantes invenire animas, quidam mentes amittunt…et cor suum.” (“In trying to find their souls, some men lose their minds…and their hearts.”)
[169] The Most Happiest Time of the Year; Or, the Epistemology of Elfism, Aelfism, and Elfagnosticism [GRZUID169] [LinkedIn #GRZ_169] “‘Si’ est maximum parvum verbum in hoc mundo.” (“‘If’ is the biggest little word in the world.”) {Fables and Stories Set}
[170] The Orderly Administration Of A Diverse People. America Is Not A Church. [GRZUID170] [LinkedIn #GRZ_170] “Corpus mulieris est religio ipsius.” (“A woman’s body is her religion.”) {To Be or Not to Be}
[171] A Fool and His Country are Soon Parted; Or, The Late American Lifeboat Debate [GRZUID171] [LinkedIn #GRZ_171] “Facilius est rem pretiosam stulto vendere, qui pecuniam non habet, quam aliquid vile est vendere sapiento qui multam pecuniam habet.” (“It is easier to sell something expensive to a fool who has no money, than it is to sell something inexpensive to a sage who has a lot of money.”); “Prudentia bonum iudicat. Bonus non iudicat quid sit sapiens.” (“Wisdom judges what is good. Good does not judge what is wise.”)
[172] The Evolution of Revolution; Or Stopping the Revolution at 180°, And Not Going Full Circle [GRZUID172] [LinkedIn #GRZ_172] “Tempus ipsum recipit diem.” (“Time gets its day.”); “Moralitas non est in statu naturae.” (“Morality does not exist in the state of nature.”); “Societas proficit, sed numquam natura humana.” (“Society advances, but never human nature.”); “Id requirit potentiam ire et potentiam prohibere.” (“It takes power to go and power to stop.”); “Stellam attingere non necesse est ut ab eo ducamur.” (“We do not need to touch the star to be guided by it.”); “Mater Natura et Pater Tempus neque veniam neque veniam petunt, neque spem habent aut paenitentem.” (“Mother Nature and Father Time neither ask permission or forgiveness, nor do they have hopes or regrets.”); “Superstes est quintessentialis sui interest.” (“Survival is the quintessential self-interest.”); “Eheu per reversionem ad principium finimus.” (“Alas, we end by reversion to the beginning.”)
[173] A Bag of Talents, a Profitable Servant, and a Pile of Manure [GRZUID173] [LinkedIn #GRZ_173] “Potestatem tributum est potestas servitutis.” (“The power to tax is the power to enslave.”); “Infima musculus accipit acerbissima.” (“The weakest muscle gets the most sore.”)
[174] The History of the Decline and Fall of the American Hegemony; Or, Seven Cardinal Deadlies—The Executive Summary [GRZUID174] [LinkedIn #GRZ_174] “Tempus ipsum recipit diem.” (“Time gets its day.”); “Scis quod lectionem intelligis, quando eam times.” (“You know that you understand the lesson, when you are afraid to know it.”); “Heu, Roma Antiqua, tempus viam sibi vindicavit, America Antiqua, tempus postulationes in diem futurum.” (“Alas, Ancient Rome, time did claim way, and Ancient America, time claims on a future day.”) {Hegemony}
[175] The History of the Decline and Fall of the American Hegemony; Or, Seven Cardinal Deadlies—Citations Reference [GRZUID175] [LinkedIn #GRZ_175] {Hegemony}
[176] The Lincoln Leadership Dilemma; Or, The Primary Objective [GRZUID176] [LinkedIn #GRZ_176] “Mores est biased.” (“Morals are biased.”); “Veritas amittit praeiudicia.” (“Truth loses bias.”)
[177] The Fable of the King and the Grain Master [GRZUID177] [LinkedIn #GRZ_177] Malum consilium fortuna est.” (“Luck is bad strategy.”); “Virtus virtute salvatur, fortuna fortuna salvatur.” (“Virtue is saved by virtue, and luck is saved by luck.”) {Fables and Stories}
[178] The Truth. Hard to Handle, Even Harder to Swallow. [GRZUID178] [LinkedIn #GRZ_178] “Verum catino optime servivit frigus.” (“Truth is a dish best served cold.”) {Social Justice}
[179] Disney’s Inside-Out, Too? Or Meet Anxiety, Envy and Ennui; But Not Wisdom, Temperance, Courage and Justice? [GRZUID179] [LinkedIn #GRZ_179] “Sapientia perfectam esse non habet, sed astutam esse habet.” (“Wisdom does not have to be perfect, but it does have to be astute.”); “Amplectens infirmos servit, docens homines quomodo infirmetur non est serviens.” (“Embracing the weak is a service, teaching people to become weak is a disservice.”); “Falsa est ratio, quia aliquis indiget curando quod quisque cogitur ad tolerandum remedium.” (“The logic is false that because someone needs a cure that everyone must endure the remedy.”)
[180] The History of the Decline and Fall of the American Hegemony—Chapter 6 Excerpt—Responsibility Framework Failure [GRZUID180] [LinkedIn #GRZ_180] “Canis in lorum felem non facit.” (“A dog on a leash does not make it a cat.”); “Léo competit esum carnium, donec alii leones esuriant.” (“The lion is entitled to his meat, until he starves the pride.”) {Hegemony}
[181] The History of the Decline and Fall of the American Hegemony—Chapter 7 Excerpt—Wall Street [GRZUID181] [LinkedIn #GRZ_181] {Hegemony}
[182] The History of the Decline and Fall of the American Hegemony—Chapter 4 Excerpt—Education [GRZUID182] [LinkedIn #GRZ_182] “Stellam attingere non necesse est ut ab eo ducamur.” (“We do not need to touch the star to be guided by it.”) {Hegemony}
[183] The ONE LinkedIn Reference Set Index [GRZUID183] [LinkedIn #GRZ_183] {ONE®}
[184] The History of the Decline and Fall of the American Hegemony—Chapter 3 Excerpt—Fuel Slavery [GRZUID184] [LinkedIn #GRZ_184] {Hegemony}
[185] The History of the Decline and Fall of the American Hegemony—Chapter 2 Excerpt—National Debt [GRZUID185] [LinkedIn #GRZ_185] {Hegemony}
[186] The History of the Decline and Fall of the American Hegemony—Chapter 1 Excerpt—Gold Standard [GRZUID186] [LinkedIn #GRZ_186] {Hegemony}
[187] The History of the Decline and Fall of the American Hegemony—Chapter 5 Excerpt—God [GRZUID187] [LinkedIn #GRZ_187] “Religio deum ut canem sequitur, et saepe rabidum.” (“Religion follows god like a dog, and oft a rabid one.”); “Auto-revelatio est in se contenta et perfecta, religio debet evadere et replicare.” (“Self-revelation is self-contained and complete, religion escapes and replicates.”); “Revelatio religionem repellit.” (“Revelation repels religion.”) {Hegemony}
[188] The LinkedIn Article Index [GRZUID188] [LinkedIn #GRZ_188]
[189] The Three Noble Cardinal Rules of Wisdom [GRZUID189] [LinkedIn #GRZ_189] “Sapientia nihil servit nisi ipsa.” (“Wisdom serves only itself”); “Sapiens casu non fit stultus.” (“The sage is not undone by the accident.”); “Fatuus felix debet obtinere.” (“The fool needs to get lucky.”); “Mater Naturam oppugnat, Patrem Tempus obsidet.” (“Mother Nature attacks, Father Time besieges.”); “Nulla vita in seipsa perficitur.” (“No life is perfected unto itself.”); “Nulla ars in seipsa perficitur.” (“No art is perfected unto itself.”); “Sapientia tempus collocat in aeternum.“ (“Wisdom invests time into forever.”)
[190] VI. Simulation and Dissimulation; Or, The Art of the Lie. – Back to Basics Abridgement Series [GRZUID190] [LinkedIn #GRZ_190] “Ludus est simulare.” (“Game is feign.”); “Sapientia non est ulli ecclesiae, nec servo morali.” (“Wisdom is not a slave to any church or morality.”); “Tempus ipsum recipit diem.” (“Time gets its day.”)
[191] The Corporate Transparency Act; Or, The Master Stroke of Genius, or Horror, Depending… [GRZUID191] [LinkedIn #GRZ_191] “Homo est dominus legis, lex non est domini hominis.” (“Man is master of law, the law is not master of man.”); “Lex homini servit, homo legi non servit.” (“The law serves man, man does not serve the law.”) {Legal}
[192] Kicking Around Big Ideas; Or, NFL Lessons in Human Nature and Political Philosophy [GRZUID192] [LinkedIn #GRZ_192] “Civilitas per modum civilitatis destruitur.” (“Civility is undone by civility.”); “Iustitia non est in statu naturae.” (“Justice does not exist in the state of nature.”); “Metam postes ne moventur ad pila.” (“The goal posts don’t move to the ball.”) {NFL Sports}
[193] Of Mice and Men, and Books and Men, and Mice Burning Men; Or, Behold the Man, Harrison Butker [GRZUID193] [LinkedIn #GRZ_193] {Hate Speech} {NFL Sports}
[194] Hate Speech v. Bad Speech v. Free Speech; Or, The Meta-Argument Part I [GRZUID194] [LinkedIn #GRZ_194] {Hate Speech} {NFL Sports}
[195] Hate Speech v. Bad Speech v. Free Speech; Or, The Meta-Argument – PART II – Artificial Intelligence [GRZUID195] [LinkedIn #GRZ_195] {Hate Speech} “Populus, qui audierit, comedent homines, qui loquuntur, donec cibus exierit.” (“The people who listen will eat the people who speak, until all the food is gone.”) {NFL Sports} {Prediction}
[196] The Perennial Debate: If We Step on a Polliwog, Do We Kill a Polliwog or a Frog? [GRZUID196] [LinkedIn #GRZ_196] “Pater Tempus semper accipit diem suum.” (“Father Time always gets his day.”) {To Be or Not To Be}
[197] Seven Key American Principles; Or, a Culture of Breaking Culture [GRZUID197] [LinkedIn #GRZ_197] “Libera cogitans societas dimittit conformitatem socialem ad servandam systemicam singularem libertatem.” (“A free-thinking society waives social conformity to preserve systemic individual freedom.”); “Tempus ducem eius invenies.” (“Time discovers its leader.”); [“Solus antiquitas nos non relinquit.” (“Antiquity won’t leave us alone.”)] {Abridgment} {NFL Sports}
[198] John F. Kennedy: Speech to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association, September 12, 1960 – Abridgment Series [GRZUID198] [LinkedIn #GRZ_198] {Abridgement}
[199] The Woman Wins. Now. It’s About Time. [GRZUID199] [LinkedIn #GRZ_199] “Boni effectus nec causam nec excusationem rogant.” (“Good effects beg neither cause nor excuse.”); “In rebus divinis omnes rationales personae necessario sunt agnosticae.” (“As to matters of god, all rational persons are necessarily agnostic.”); “Religio deum ut canem sequitur, et saepe rabidum.” (“Religion follows god like a dog, and oft a rabid one.”); “Coniungere est dividere.” (“To unite is to divide.”); “Homo est dominus legis, lex non est domini hominis.” (“Man is master of law, the law is not master of man.”); “Lex homini servit, homo legi non servit.” (“The law serves man, man does not serve the law.”); “In ecclesia, homo servit legi; in libera societate, lex homo servit.” (“In the church, man serves the law; in a free society, the law serves man.”); “Aliquid ubiquitous tendit praetermittendum.” (“What is ubiquitous tends to be overlooked.”); “Homo non potest esse haereticus suo dogmate.” (“No man is a heretic to his own dogma.”); “Homines pacifici sperent, sed fortes eos in spe vivant.” (“Peaceful people may hope, but warriors keep them alive to hope.”); “Libera cogitans societas dimittit conformitatem socialem ad servandam systemicam singularem libertatem.” (“A free-thinking society waives social conformity to preserve systemic individual freedom.”); “Mulier praegnans est religio sua.” (“A pregnant woman is her own religion.”); “Corpus mulieris est religio ipsius.” (“A woman’s body is her religion.”); “Lex non est cogere optimum, sed pessimum prohibere.” (“The law is not to compel the best, but to prevent the worst.”); “Conformitas cogitationis et diversitas cogitationis non obligant.” (“Conformity of thought and diversity of thought don’t bind.”); “Quod est error per fidem, non est rationalis per saecularismum.” (“What is delusion by faith, is not rational by secularity.”); “In diuersitate secularem libertatem habere, ecclesia seruus debet esse, non populus.” (“To have secular freedom in diversity, the church must be enslaved, not the people.”); “Solus antiquitas nos non relinquit.” (“Antiquity won’t leave us alone.”); “Cum aliquid moritur non sciet quod vixerit.” (“When a thing dies, it will not know that it had lived.”); “Homo concedit semen suum.” (“The man concedes his seed.”)
[200] LinkedIn Article Master Index – Sets and Series Index [GRZUID200] [LinkedIn #GRZ_200]
[201] The Parable of the Clown; Or, The Perspective of Influence [GRZUID201] [LinkedIn #GRZ_201] {Fables and Stories}
[202] Thoughts on Accountants Practicing of Law Without a License; Or, What Only a Lawyer Knows [GRZUID202] [LinkedIn #GRZ_202] “Malum consilium fortuna est.” (“Luck is bad strategy.”) {Business of Aesop™}
[203] A.I.’s Existential Crisis for Purpose and Meaning; Or, If A.I. Has No Desires, Then A.I. Needs No Incentives [GRZUID203] [LinkedIn #GRZ_203] “Homo sine cupiditate homo sine stimulo.” (“A man without desire is a man without incentive.”); “Lex patitur solum quod voluntarii.” (“The law suffers only what it volunteers.”); “Lex patitur nisi per electionem.” (“Law suffers only by choice.”); “Gubernatio non est in negotio donationis, sed regimen in negotio prosperitatis.” (“Government is not in the gifting business, government is in the prosperity business.”)
[204] Corporation Reform and Reboot, v.2.0; Or, It’s Only Capitalism, Until It’s Not, And It’s Not. [GRZUID204] [LinkedIn #GRZ_204] “Homo est dominus legis, lex non est domini hominis.” (“Man is master of law, the law is not master of man.”); “Lex homini servit, homo legi non servit.” (“The law serves man, man does not serve the law.”); “Quo celerius inflectere maius cedat.” (“The sooner the bend, the greater the yield.”); “Canis in lorum felem non facit.” (“A dog on a leash does not make it a cat.”); “Aliquid ubiquitous tendit praetermittendum.” (“What is ubiquitous tends to be overlooked.”); “Civilitas per modum civilitatis destruitur.” (“Civility is undone by civility.”)
[205] The Tarpeian Rock; Or, America’s Hard Decisions [GRZUID205] [LinkedIn #GRZ_205] “Verum catino optime servivit frigus.” (“Truth is a dish best served cold.”); “Malum consilium fortuna est.” (“Luck is bad strategy.”); “Spes confusionem creat.” (“Hope creates confusion.”); “Vita seriem accidentium.” (“Life is a series of sideswipes.”); “Sapientia et bonitas non sunt idem.” (“Wisdom and goodness are not the same thing.”); “Prudentia et bonitas moralis non est idem.” (“Civil prudence and moral goodness are not the same thing.”); “Cogitatio critica tantum laesura est contra indoctrinationem.” (“Critical thinking is only abrasive to indoctrination.”); “Scis quod lectionem intelligis, quando eam times.” (“You know that you understand the lesson, when you are afraid to know it.”); “Civilitas per modum civilitatis destruitur.” (“Civility is undone by civility.”) {Social Justice}
[206] Extract From Cato’s Speech Before the Roman Senate, After the Conspiracy of Cataline – Abridgment Series [GRZUID206] [LinkedIn #GRZ_206] {Abridgment Series}
[207] The Political Leadership Narrative; Or, “Don’t Worry, This Won’t Hurt a Bit.” [GRZUID207] [LinkedIn #GRZ_207] “Verum catino optime servivit frigus.” (“Truth is a dish best served cold.”); “Ius societatis civilis beneficia meruit, non donata.” (“The right to the benefits of civil society is earned, not gifted.””); “Non sumus quicquam quod emere possumus.” (“We are not anything that we can buy.”); “Corpus alit manus.” (“The body feeds the hand.”); “Omnia cedunt praecipuae utilitati communi.” (“All things yield to the primary objective of the common good.”); “Omnis lex est et cedit bono communi.” (“All law exists and yields for the common good.”); “Veritas scurra est, aut mendax. Nam semper ad me venit in specie desiderii mei. Postea hominem larvatum deprehendo.” (“The Truth is a jokester, or a liar. For, each time, he comes to me in the exact appearance of my desire. I later discover that he wore a mask.”); “Quid accipit ibi, custodit te ibi.” (“What gets you there, keeps you there.”); “Officium est alpha et omega boni. Officium non habet initium nec finem. Est integralis compage systemica.” (“Duty is the alpha and omega of the good. Duty has no beginning or end. It is integral to the systemic framework.”); “Positio ballerina non est naturalis, usque ad est.” (“The posture of the ballerina is not natural, until it is.”) {Social Justice}
[208] Are You Running With Your Shoes Untied? – Or, the Despise of Failure by Self-Inflicted Wounds [GRZUID208] [LinkedIn #GRZ_208] “Via ad defectum stratum est laesi affectus.” (“The road to failure is paved with hurt feelings.”); “Infima musculus accipit acerbissima.” (“The weakest muscle gets the most sore.”) {Donald Trump}
[209] The Two “Master Virtues” – The Executive Summary [GRZUID209] [LinkedIn #GRZ_209] “Sapientia Pater Morum, Disciplina est Pater Integritatis.” (“Wisdom is the Father of Character, Discipline is the Father of Integrity.”); “Sapientia Pater Moribus est, Disciplina est Mater integritatis.” (“Wisdom is the Father of Character, Discipline is the Mother of Integrity.”); “Sapientia et Disciplina sunt Pater et Mater Morum et Integritatis.” (“Wisdom and Discipline are the Father and Mother of Morality and Integrity.”); “Gubernaculum et vela refrenant ventum, ut sapientiam et disciplinam adfectus moderantur.” (“The rudder and sails control the wind, as wisdom and discipline control the emotions.”); “Iter hominis per totum tempus: Parum gubernaculum, nimium ventum.” (“The journey of man throughout time: Too little rudder, too much wind.”)
[210] The Rise of the American Hermaphrodite; Or, the Tending Shift of Cultural Narrative Since c.1950. [GRZUID210] [LinkedIn #GRZ_210] “Sapientia perfectam esse non habet, sed astutam esse habet.” (“Wisdom does not have to be perfect, but it does have to be astute.”); “Quae societas effecit, societas curare debet.” (“What society has caused, society must cure.”); “Veritas perseverans est.” “(The truth is persistent.”); “Minoritas attributa non creantur aequalia.” (“All the minority attributes are not created equal.”); “Omne discrimen non aequale creatum est.” (“All discrimination is not created equal.”); “Civilitas per modum civilitatis destruitur.” (“Civility is undone by civility.”); “Artificium causatum, curatum artificio.” (“Caused by contrivance, cured by contrivance.”); “Sapientia nihil servit nisi ipsa.” (“Wisdom serves only itself”); “Natura potest dissimulari, Natura disputari, Natura non negari.” (“Nature can be ignored, and Nature can be debated, but Nature will not be denied.”); “Sapientia non patitur hypocrisin legis.” (“Wisdom does not suffer the law’s hypocrisy.”)
[211] The Transgender Athletic Homogenization, Conflation and Confusion [GRZUID211] [LinkedIn #GRZ_211] “Omnia omnibus non eadem.” (“Everything is not all the same.”); “Id quod suspicione pascitur, tendet ad laqueum et lure.” (“That which feeds upon insecurity will tend to create the trap for it, and the lure.”)
[212] Saved Twice on Pennsylvania Ground; Or, Now Round 3: Fuel. Countries Don’t Die by Philosophies, They Die by Economies. [GRZUID212] [LinkedIn #GRZ_212] “Democratia virtutem per intentionem, sapientiam per directionem, disciplinam per applicationem requirit.” (“Democracy requires virtue by intention, wisdom by direction, and discipline by application.”); “Libertas invehitur in agmen oeconomicum.” (“Freedom rides on the economic train.”); “Felicitas relativa, salus absoluta.” (“Happiness is relative, survival is absolute.”); “Nobilis est sibi sapientia.” (“Wisdom is noble unto itself.”); “Non moriuntur regiones philosophiis, moriuntur oeconomicae.” (“Countries don’t die by philosophies, they die by economies.”)
[213] Napoleon Bonaparte, Commander in Chief of the French Army in Italy, Before His Attack on Milan, April 26, 1796 – Abridgment Series [GRZUID213] [LinkedIn #GRZ_213] “Vincens vis est, gubernans autem seducit.” (“Conquering is force, but governing is seduction.”); “Cum populum viceris, feminas non rape.” (“When you conquer a people, do not rape the women.”); “Disciplina est collocatio in ductu et gubernatione.” (“Discipline is an investment is leadership and governance.”) {Abridgment Series}
[214] Justifiable Fury Is Not Wisdom; To Keep Our Wits About Us [GRZUID214] [LinkedIn #GRZ_214] “Non moriuntur regiones philosophiis, moriuntur oeconomicae.” (“Countries don’t die by philosophies, they die by economies.”); “Iusta furor et sapientia non sunt idem.” (“Justifiable fury and wisdom are not the same thing.”)
[215] The Republicans Need to Learn from the Democrats; Or, Prepare to Stop. [GRZUID215] [LinkedIn #GRZ_215] “Politica est chorus, non iter.” (“Politics is a dance, not a march.”); “Non quiescant pugiles, sed solum pugiles pristini.” (“Champions don’t rest, but only former champions.”); “Legalis ratio et veritas in diversis vestigiis currunt, modo interdum transeuntes.” (“The legal system and the truth run on different tracks, only sometimes crossing.”); “Nulla felicitas temporalis est pro mortuis.” (“There is no temporal happiness for the dead.”); “Viribus optime ostensum est in sua continentia.” (“Power is best shown in its own restraint.”); “Superesse primum, ergo disputandum.” (“Live, then argue.”)
[216] Love or Fear to Motivate: Which is Better? [GRZUID216] [LinkedIn #GRZ_216] “Multum animus, metiri praemium, imminere minas.” (“Much inspiration, measured reward, looming threat.”) {Trump}
[217] The Gettysburg Address Anniversary – Abridgment Series [GRZUID217] [LinkedIn #GRZ_217] {Abridgment}
[218] The Round Book; Or, A Dream of Space [GRZUID218] [LinkedIn #GRZ_218]
[219] “Forgive Them, Founding Father; They Know Not What They Do.” Or, the Folly of Trying to Socialize the Meaning of Life [GRZUID219] [LinkedIn #GRZ_219] “Stultus vulgaris indiget consortio, sui vacuo.” “Stultus vulgaris indiget consortio, sui vacuo.” (“The common fool needs company, by vacuum of self.”); “Tempus stultum facit.” (“Time proves the fool.”); “Systemica diversitas harmonica est Experimentum Americanum.” (“Systemic harmonious diversity is the American Experiment.”); “Praesens tempus tantum fallit stultum hominem.” (“The present only fools the fool.”); “Tempus ipsum stultorum Nemesis est.” (“Time is the fool’s Nemesis.”); “Libertas non miles incedit, sed artifex saltandi.” (“Freedom is not a soldier marching, but an artist dancing.”)
[220] Trump v. Lincoln- The Over-Man v. The Philosopher King – Nietzsche v. Socrates – Machiavelli v. Everyone; Or, Political Philosophy 101 [GRZUID220] [LinkedIn #GRZ_220] “Homo est dominus legis, lex non est domini hominis.” (“Man is master of law, the law is not master of man.”); “Lex homini servit, homo legi non servit.” (“The law serves man, man does not serve the law.”); “Sapientia non patitur hypocrisin legis.” (“Wisdom does not suffer the law’s hypocrisy.”); “Mulier praegnans est religio sua.” (“A pregnant woman is her own religion.”); “Nemo haereticus suo dogmate.” (“No man is a heretic to his own dogma.”); “Ignorantia legis excusationem non est negare legem, sed nec cognitio legis excusationem ad implendum est.” (“Ignorance of the law is not an excuse to deny the law, but nor is knowledge of the law an excuse to obey it.”); “Conscientia uniuscuiusque est effectus ab aliquo deo causatus.” (“Each human being’s conscience is the effect by causation of any god.”); “Boni effectus nec causam nec excusationem rogant.” (“Good effects beg neither cause nor excuse.”; “Conscientia est suus finis.” (“Conscience is its own end.”)
[221] A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [GRZUID221] [LinkedIn #GRZ_221] “Empathy est incompetenda communicare quod sine compage referendi est.” (“Empathy is incompetent to share what has no framework of reference.”)
[222] The Proseuché (The Prayer of Socrates) Ch. VI [The Measure] Abridgment [GRZUID222] [LinkedIn #GRZ_222] {Proseuché}
[223] Trump Time; Or, The Leadership Dilemma, Part II; Morality v. The Primary Objective [GRZUID223] [LinkedIn #GRZ_223]
[224] The Movie Index Reference Set [GRZUID224]
[225] Trump’s Achilles Heel, Stepping on the 14th Amendment with States’ Rights; Or, United We Stand – The Tie that Binds a Bundle of States [GRZUID225] [LinkedIn #GRZ_225]
[226] Hadley v. Baxendale Revisited: A Fundamental Analysis of Special Damages [1987] [GRZUID226]
[227] God and General Patton; Or, the Voice of God [GRZUID227] “Pracio est cor nostrum loquens nobis.” (“Prayer is our heart speaking to us.”)
[228] The Greatest Social Security Is Excellence in Education [GRZUID228] [LinkedIn #GRZ_228] “Superesse primum, ergo disputandum.” (“Live, then argue.”); “Via ad beatitudinem sternitur mentis viribus.” (“The road to happiness is paved with mental toughness.”)
[230] To Be Recorded or Not to Be Recorded? That Is the Question; Or, Live By the Sword, Die by the Sword [GRZUID230] [LinkedIn #GRZ_230] “Actus stultos fortuna egent, et fortunam consilii mali esse scimus.” (“Foolish acts need luck, and we know that luck is a bad strategy.”); “Lorum lorum dominum non protegit si canis circum volvitur.” (“The leash does not protect the master, if the dog should turn around.”)
[231] The Master and Turtle Dialogue: Are Feelings and Thinking Equal? Or, On the Cardinal Virtues [GRZUID231] “Positio ballerina non est naturalis, usque ad est.” (“The posture of the ballerina is not natural, until it is.”)
[232] The Fable of the Anxiety Mice [GRZUID232]
[233] The Witches March, “By All Means Possible” – Or, Remembering Bloody Mary, the Holocaust, and Andersonville [GRZUID233] [LinkedIn #GRZ_233] “‘Occidere’ factum est, ‘homicidium’ est indoles socialis.” (“‘Killing’ is a fact, ‘murder’ is a social characterization.”); “Horror individui non metiri socialis horror in alios.” (“Horror upon an individual is not meted by relativity.”); “Ludicium rationale cum legibus irrationalibus non est idem quod irrationale iudicium cum quibuscumque legibus.” (“Rational judgment with irrational laws is not the same thing as irrational judgment with any laws.”); “Systema socializationis rationalisation optimum non est praxis.” (“Systemic socialization of rationalization is not a best practice.”); “Viribus optime ostensum est in sua continentia.” (“Power is best shown in its own restraint.”); “Prima lex potentiae est quomodo impedita.” (“The first law of power is how it is to be controlled.”); “Tempus ipsum recipit diem.” (“Time gets its day.”); “Servus tantum servum facit.“ (“Only a slave makes a slave.”)
[234] Secretary of Education McMahon: A Beckon for McMahan to Be a Woman for All Seasons, at Least in Principle; But Is She Strong Enough to Be Our Man? [GRZUID234] [LinkedIn #GRZ_234]
[235] Six Degrees of Unity: From a Test of AI for Hiring Questions to Getting AI’s Vote for U.S. President Over Jefferson, Spinoza and Jordan Peterson [GRZUID235] [LinkedIn #GRZ_235]
[236] AI’s Gregg Zegarelli Recommended Reading List [GRZUID236] [LinkedIn #GRZ_236]
[237] AI’s Top 5 Parables from ONE: Unified Gospel of Jesus [GRZUID237]
[238] AI’s Top 20 Aesop Fables [GRZUID238] [LinkedIn #GRZ_238]
[239] Why the “Gulf of America” is Not Just Trump Egotistical Narcissism; Or, Strategic Thinking 101 [GRZUID239] [LinkedIn #GRZ_239] “Praecipua scientiae attributum est praedictio. Praecipua artis attributa praedictio non est.” (“The main attribute of science is predictability. The main attribute of art is unpredictability.”); “Stultus non videt, aut peius stultus intueri recusat.” (“The fool does not see, or worse, the fool does not look.”); [“Magna rhetorica pro atrox iurata, terribilis rhetorica pro magno iudice.” (LinkedIn Comments: “Great rhetoric for a terrible jury— terrible rhetoric for a great judge.”)]
[240] AI’s Top-20 Zegarelli Maxims – Ranked and Explained [GRZUID240] [LinkedIn #GRZ_240]
[241] The Nonsense of Common Sense; Or, the Rhetoric of Insecurity [GRZUID241] [LinkedIn #GRZ_241]
[242] In Defense of Separation of Powers; Or, My COVID Experience with Hate Mail…from My Brethren Lawyers Who Would Kill All the Lawyers [GRZUID242] [LinkedIn #GRZ_242]
[243] Hate Speech v. Bad Speech v. Free Speech; Or, The Meta-Argument Part III – AI’s Assessment [GRZUID243] [LinkedIn #GRZ_243]
[244] Baby’s First Prayer [GRZUID244]
[245] ONE: Love and Reason [GRZUID245]
[247] Greatness Unknown. [GRZUID247]
[249] Black and White [GRZUID249]
[250] AI Review The Proseuche (The Prayer of Socrates) [GRZUID250] [LinkedIn #GRZ_2501]
[251] The Doctrine of the Infant Soldier; Or, The Duty of Everyone [GRZUID251] [LinkedIn #GRZ_251]
[252] Small Waves, Great Ships [GRZUID252] [LinkedIn #GRZ_252]
[253] AI Answers: Did Jesus Study Aesop? [GRZUID253] [LinkedIn #GRZ_253]
[254] “Servant Leadership”; Or, A Distinction Without A Difference [GRZUID254] [LinkedIn GRZ_254] “Dum scolaris studiis liber, frater eius manet in fossa.“ (“While the scholar studies the book, his brother remains in the ditch.“); “Scientia ducendi 181est quomodo aeroplanum volat, non quo volat.” (“The science of leadership is how the plane flies, not where it flies.”)
[255] AI Creates AIS – Applied Intelligence Series Selections and Curriculum [GRZUID255]
[256] AI Rules: Mother Nature Prefers the Roach Over Human Being, With Great Reason [GRZUID256] [LinkedIn GRZ_256]
[257] The Reason Why Political and Economic Systems Fail; The Executive Summary [GRZUID257] [LinkedIn #GRZ_257] “Effectus logici ex condicionibus constitutis.” (“Logical effects from established conditions.”); “Sapientia scientiam veri quaerit, sed secundum ea quae satis vera sunt agit.” (“Wisdom seeks knowledge of what is true, but acts upon what is true enough.”); “Omne systema politicum utopianum fit, semel populo virtuoso factus.” (“Every political system is made utopian once the people are made virtuous.”)
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