EGAMI GOROKU (Egami's Sayings). 3

The Power of Proverbs: Dissonance Reduction through Common Sayings

After reading a detailed account of a serious mistake in which a similar-age other went against personal values or a prior commitment, undergraduates rated their feelings of dissonance (regret, hypocrisy, and stupidity) had they been in the actor's place. Relative to a control condition, reading relevant proverbs such as "everybody makes mistakes" or "live and learn" significantly reduced feeli...

The 2002 Presidential Address: N.P.D.G.B. and other surgical sayings.

Presenting to you today is a highlight of my life, but it’s also pretty intimidating, because I know how hard it can be to interest an audience as diverse as you are. I am not like other presidents for whom this office was merely a stepping stone to more exalted honors. I’m stuck as a burn doctor; and this—probably fortunately—will be my only chance to speak my mind. I will begin by saying that...

"The little red book"--sayings of chairman Brennan.

T A a w N t p o t e f i d t w g t k n d m b i l h a ood Morning. First, let me say what an honor it is to articipate in this Festschrift for Murray Brennan. Not nly is he a phenomenal mentor and role model for me, but feel privileged to have him as a friend. In my remarks, I have summarized 10 characteristics of a reat leader like Murray Brennan and I will link them to ommon expressions that Mu...

Mastering the jazz standard: sayings and doings of artistic valuation

Uncertain Transformation: The Role of Asceticism in Death in The Sayings of the Desert Fathers

Between the second, third and fourth centuries the Christian Church produced biographies chronicling the pious undertakings of monks. These hagiographies borrowed from preexisting Greek biographies to distinguish the Christian monk from the pagan holy man. Patricia Cox Miller’s Biography in Late Antiquity: The Quest for the Holy Man demonstrates how hagiographers adaptation of Greek biographies...