What the Lion Knows - by Simon Sarris
There is a saying from Plutarch, “Where the lion’s skin will not reach, you must patch it out with the fox’s.” It is good advice: strength and courage may get you much of the way, but an ounce of cleverness is often necessary for success.
He who lives without folly is not as wise as he thinks. —François de La Rochefoucauld “Get going, then get good.” —David Perell There is a saying from Plutarch, “Where the lion’s skin will not reach, you must patch it out with the fox’s.” It is good advice: strength and courage may get you much of the way, but an ounce of cleverness is often necessary for success. The trouble today is in the proportions. The world has become a little too fond of the fox. An overripe cleverness abounds, where it does not lead directly to folly, it leads one ever more to systematize, optimize some current…
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