Forum Archive Index - January 2004

["Russell" <allanrussell90@hotmail.com>]

Marilyn,
GK Chersterton is still well rembered, by myself any way. I work from memory
but he wrote the king of notting hill and made the prediction that in 100
years from the time of writting [late 1890's] that london would have not
have changed much, except for the fact that clever men would be so thick on
the ground that it would be hard to see, the consequence of this would be
when a stupid man came along, he would be so different, he would be made
their leader.
Weather or not this is true is open to interpretation, as are all prophecys
and predictions.
Share market gains or losses are however, easy to quantify, and interperet.
Allan.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marilyn Munroe" <who.c@res.co.nz>
To: "Sharechat" <sharechat@sharechat.co.nz>
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 10:27 AM
Subject: [sharechat] Life is a trap for logicians


> I enclose an excerpt from a column by my favourite financial commentator,
Peirpont in the Australian Financial Review.
>
> http://www.pierpont.com.au
>
> 'Perhaps the last word should go to that fine but half-forgotten English
author G.K. Chesterton, who believed that life is a trap for logicians,
because it is almost reasonable but not quite. He wrote: ``It looks just a
little more mathematical and regular than it is; its exactitude is obvious,
but its inexactitude is hidden; its wildness lies in wait.''.'
>
> He advises successful investors to ignore mathematical theories and read
English literature.
>
> Boop-boop-de-do Mariyn
>
> PS. Macdunks thoughts on beating the odds gambling are expressed
succinctly in literature as well.
>
> 'The more you gamble the more the arithmetic grinds you into dust.'
> Mario Puzo 'Fools Die'
>
>
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