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Much of the wisdom of cultures is captured in the
form of stories, proverbs, and witticisms. The

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following statements are all probably familiar to you

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Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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Haste makes waste.

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A penny saved is a penny earned.

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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

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Many hands make light work.

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He who hesitates is lost.

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John Bransford:  Think back to what we just heard
about little pearls of wisdom, and one thing we

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heard was "Too many cooks spoil the broth." And
everybody can go, "Oh, yeah...true." But we also

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heard "Many hands make light work." And if you
really think about it, these two things contradict

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one another. Similarly, we heard "Haste makes
waste," and we heard "He who hesitates is lost."

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And again, they contradict one another.  So what's
going on?  How could this be wisdom if we have a

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bunch of contradictory facts?