Weekly Wisdomhttp://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/Mostly quotationsFergus O'Rourkeen-IESquarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Why We Need Defamation LawMediaBeing SeriousThe role of law in societyFergus O'RourkeMon, 18 Aug 2008 14:13:23 +0000http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/2008/8/18/why-we-need-defamation-law.html54373:962161:2150565A word once uttered can never be recalled.

Horace

]]>http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/rss-comments-entry-2150565.xmlWhy "Plain English" Won't WorkLife skillsBeing SeriousThe role of law in societyComfort ZonesAgainst FundamentalismFergus O'RourkeMon, 11 Aug 2008 20:07:28 +0000http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/2008/8/11/why-plain-english-wont-work.html54373:962161:2123757Language is a part of our organism and no less complicated than it.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

]]>http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/rss-comments-entry-2123757.xmlA Thought for ReactionariesPolitical dissentFergus O'RourkeMon, 04 Aug 2008 16:46:20 +0000http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/2008/8/4/a-thought-for-reactionaries.html54373:962161:2072031

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

Sun Tzu

]]>http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/rss-comments-entry-2072031.xmlPlanningLife skillsFergus O'RourkeMon, 28 Jul 2008 13:45:13 +0000http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/2008/7/28/planning.html54373:962161:2028103

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

]]>http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/rss-comments-entry-2028103.xmlLiberationLife skillsFergus O'RourkeMon, 21 Jul 2008 15:07:24 +0000http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/2008/7/21/liberation.html54373:962161:2001583Reality is negotiable. Outside of science and law, all rules can be bent or broken.

Tim Ferriss

]]>http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/rss-comments-entry-2001583.xmlPoliticians *Should* Know ThisDisraeliFergus O'RourkeTue, 15 Jul 2008 12:10:05 +0000http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/2008/7/15/politicians-should-know-this.html54373:962161:1989971The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.

Benjamin Disraeli

]]>http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/rss-comments-entry-1989971.xmlPoliticians Know ThisLife skillsComfort ZonesFergus O'RourkeWed, 09 Jul 2008 13:37:17 +0000http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/2008/7/9/politicians-know-this.html54373:962161:1977357It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Aristotle

]]>http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/rss-comments-entry-1977357.xmlNot ObviousComfort ZonesFergus O'RourkeMon, 30 Jun 2008 09:06:32 +0000http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/2008/6/30/not-obvious.html54373:962161:1953654It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious.

Alfred North Whitehead

]]>http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/rss-comments-entry-1953654.xmlSay NoLife skillsBeing SeriousManlinessFergus O'RourkeMon, 23 Jun 2008 18:49:08 +0000http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/2008/6/23/say-no.html54373:962161:1940416Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

Abraham Joshua Heschel ]]>http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/rss-comments-entry-1940416.xmlHow ?Life skillsFergus O'RourkeWed, 18 Jun 2008 12:30:17 +0000http://www.irish-lawyer.com/weekly-wisdom/2008/6/18/how.html54373:962161:1929543It is surprising how easy it is to forget that the way to get things done is to do them.

Mark Forster

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