tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105984.post109508233225571080..comments2023-04-19T08:50:51.636+05:30Comments on anything *wise* under the sun: When two elephants fight...Advaitavedantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04945896897761577866noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105984.post-91589045042635692662009-08-18T00:51:33.985+05:302009-08-18T00:51:33.985+05:301) Well said. Proverbs are generalisations and gen...1) Well said. Proverbs are generalisations and generalisations are always imperfect. Sometimes they are partly correct, but fully wrong! But look at the spirit behind generalisations. Keen observation is needed to generalise. Rule of thumb is needed to wade through the maze of this world. Just because of a particular variety of a bird, can you, or should you, ignore the general rule? Exceptions make the rule.<br /><br />2) As an economist I know the middle-class mentality. Poor don't follow. Rich have none to follow. It is middle-class which stirs. The one who runs will only fall. It is the case of a baby elephant trying to behave like a grown-up one. There is no fight between elephants.Vasant G. Hebbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812269670304000864noreply@blogger.com