Orden dada y no supervisada, no vale nada
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| 5 +1 | An unspuervised order is worth nothing |
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| 4 | Trust is good, control is better! |
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| 4 | When the cat's away, the mice will play. |
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16 mins confidence: 
Trust is good, control is better! Explanation: "Trust is good, control better." "One fool can ask more questions in a minute than twelve wise men can answer in an hour." 15 Mar 1918, to pro-war critics ... www.philipjohnston.com/quot/quot_l.htm - 37k - Cached - Similar pages -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2006-07-18 23:11:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- that's close but not exact although the underlying meaning is the same ..... Trust is good, control is better – DVB-T monitoring. www.rohde-schwarz.com/ WWW/Publicat.nsf/article/n188_etx-t - 7k - Cached - Similar pages -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 mins (2006-07-18 23:13:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- and in an interesting turnaround (the opposite of what your maxim states) .... In describing the value of trust over control, Moltmann said, "Control is good, but trust is better." The conference also included workshops by O'Neill; ... www.yale.edu/opa/v33.n4/story15.html - 22k - Cached - Similar pages |
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41 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1An unspuervised order is worth nothing Explanation: another option might be: An unspervised order is worth nohting more literal translations but to the point..... |
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1 day 3 hrs confidence:
When the cat's away, the mice will play. Explanation: + |
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