Or, Arthur, the fact that there will be a calm sea after the storm.
That is, almost all naive statements about the future are extrapolations
from whatever is thought to be happening NOW. It is called "the most
likely scenario" and it is almost always wrong.
On Tue, 28 Oct 1997, Arthur Cordell wrote:
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> Someone, perhaps on this list, uses this quote in their closing sig.
> Seems appropriate for the times, the market, the economy.
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> arthur cordell
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> This is the common failing of all mankind: Never to anticipate the storm
> when the sea is calm.
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> - Niccolo Machiavelli, "The Prince"
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