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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 55 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A clever fellow has a telescope. He sees what everyone else sees, but clearer and sooner.

A smart fellow has a microscope. He can see things no one else sees.

A wise man has a mirror.

[–] Napster153@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Plato is still alive, but it's no longer considered a planet.

s/

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No, silly, plato means dish in Spanish.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No the Sophists tried to persuade people through rhetoric instead of dialectic, which is why Plato hated them.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

No, the Sophomores were a doo-wop group

https://youtu.be/VUJg5RfC2D0

[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not as long as you can see his shadow

But if you do, that means we'll have 6 more weeks of winter.